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Fair to Midland is all that I need |
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If I had fare to Midland |
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I'd take the first seat |
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On a fast train, bus, or plane |
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Which ever proved the quickest |
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Way for me |
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I left her in Midland |
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Near one last promise |
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I couldn't keep |
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To chase a future paved with fools |
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Small county roads |
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Don't ever reach |
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But for every cloudless mile |
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The sun has shone |
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There's been a hundred |
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Nights alone, at least |
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The shame is how it took so long |
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To figure out, fare to Midland |
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Don't come cheap |
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My eyes keep lonely |
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Thoughts reminding me |
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With every dusty truck that I see |
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I'm only closer to |
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How far away can be |
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And all the time that's left |
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Is an eternity |
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To make myself west Texas bound |
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The fare to Midland is all I need |
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Fair to Midland is all that I need |
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If I had fare to Midland |
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I'd take the first seat... |