Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Joey Keys was
from my neighborhood
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Some would say that he was bad and
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Joe thought that was good
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Joey got the name "Keys"
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picking locks
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He never really robbed no one; it
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sure amused the cops
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Joey's parents owned a restaurant
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After closing time they'd give
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us almost anything we'd want
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I never cared that Joey Keys was slow
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Verse 2
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Though he couldn't read or write too
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well but we'd talk all night long.
Verse 3
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Come on, come on, come on
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What you gonna do with your life?
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Come on, come on, come on
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Chasing sparks in the nights
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His old man said tomorrow
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is a ride that goes nowhere
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But I'll pull some strings,
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get blackbird wings
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And break us out of there
Verse 4
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[Chorus:]
Hey Joey
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C'mon tell me 'bout your dreams
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Tell me all the sights you're gonna see
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Tell me who you're gonna be
Verse 5
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Hey Joey
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You're gonna kiss the girls
goodnight
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Sometimes you got to stand and fight
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It'll be alright
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We're gonna find a better life
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See
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Joe was 3 years
younger to the day
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Acting like a little brother but
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became my ball and chain
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I met this girl named Rhonda, she
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fell for me
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She said, "I might learn to like him but love
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ain't built for three."
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[Chorus]
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Hey Joey
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You're gonna kiss the girls
goodnight
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Sometimes you got to stand and fight
F#m
It'll be alright
Verse 8
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Hey Joey
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News gets around in this
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fading neighborhood
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The old man lost the restaurant
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He drinks more than he should
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It's time for Joey keys
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to do some good
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Pick the lock off our lives,
F#m
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let's get out of here like we always said we would
Verse 9
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[Chorus]
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Hey Joey
Em
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You're gonna kiss
the girls goodnight
Em
Sometimes you got to stand and fight
F#m
It'll be alright
Verse 10
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We're gonna find
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a better life
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Find a better life
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Find a
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better life
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