Key: A minor•
Verse 1
they never told me why
it's a name out of the sky
way back when
I like to pretend, I'm Just a visitor here
Like on one of those shows
hardly know
Verse 2
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And I'm picking up the carpet in
the corner where I crash
pennies from the trash
even why Jesus died
Verse 3
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They got this duplex up on Fire Line Road
so the rent's pretty low,
And the next one as well
Verse 4
here but three times a day
mostly rust and dents
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We moved here in it,
Verse 5
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can you forget my face
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finer place
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Finer Places, where I'll go
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I'll leave no trace out on
Verse 6
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And there's a pile of daddy's quick-
picks scattered on the floor
that chair against the door
with lovin' on his mind
but that don't stop him tryin'
My sister weren't so lucky,
he got to her too soon
he knew just what to do
I swear to god I'll kill him if I can
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He said she made him do it, after all he's just a man
Interlude 1
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Verse 7
that crank,
and stares at the phone
just skin on bone
to the quick
and they won't give them back
And I know she loves them
and god knows she tries,
you're just going to get high
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It's like eating or breathing to the rest of us
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She can't even feel bad without the stuff
Interlude 2
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Outro 1
they never told me why
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsAm G F C
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