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Tommy got off at the Texaco |
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Came bustin' in to Norma's Cafe |
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Said come on man we gotta go |
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You know how those party girls hate to wait |
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Filled up his daddy's trunk with ice and beer |
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Yeah he was always stealin' the old man's car |
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Radio never came in too clear |
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So I'd hang out one on my piece of junk guitar |
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[Chorus] |
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Yeah we ruled from the blacktop |
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To the levee where the party never stopped |
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Yeah there was power in the night |
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The spirit was alive |
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When we would sing |
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Shan na na na na na na na |
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When we were kings |
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When we were kings |
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Sittin' around the fire one night Tommy called my name |
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I turned around, he said what do ya think |
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Had his arm around the prettiest girl I'd ever seen |
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He kissed her hand and took another drink |
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I say you must be an angel puttin' up with this guy |
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She laughed and said play me some Rolling Stones |
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I couldn't let that chance go by |
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Yeah I sang her "You Can't Always Get What you Want" |
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[Repeat Chorus] |
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That was the fall of '65 |
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I guess Uncle Same was hedging his bet |
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Tommy's number cam up he said "Hey, I'll be Fine" |
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"I'll teach 'em a lesson they'll never forget" |
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Angel and I went to wave goodbye |
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I guess we'd always thought we'd see him again |
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You know I took her out a couple of times |
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We always just wound up talkin' 'bout him |
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[Repeat Chorus] |
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Shan na na na na na na na |
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When we were kings |
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Shan na na na na na na na |
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Shan na na na na na na na |
