Key: A major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Two American kids growing
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up in the heart land
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Jack, he's gonna be a football star
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Diane's debutante,
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back seat of Jacky's car
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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side
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the Tastee Freez
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Got his hands between her knees
Jack he says
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let's run off behind the shady trees
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Dribble off those Bobby Brooks
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Let me do what I please"
Verse 3
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Saying "Oh yeah
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Life goes on,
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long after the thrill of living is gone"
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Saying "Oh yeah
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Life goes on,
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long after the thrill of living is gone"
Interlude 2
They walk on
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Verse 4
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Jack he sits back,
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collects his thoughts for the moment
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Scratches his head,
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and does his best James Dean
"Well then, there, Diane,
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we ought to run off to the city"
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"Baby, you ain't missing nothing"
Verse 5
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goes on,
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long after the thrill of living is gone"
"Oh yeah"
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He's saying "Life goes on,
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long after the thrill of living is gone"
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Verse 6
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Let the bible belt come and save my soul
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Holdin' on to sixteen as
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long as you can
Change is coming 'round real soon
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Make us women and men
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Interlude 3
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Verse 7
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life goes on,
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long after the thrill of living is gone"
"Oh yeah"
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He's saying "Life goes on,
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long after the thrill of living is gone"
Verse 8
and Diane
Outro 1
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