Key: G major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Well I found me
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a little girl and I settled down
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In a pretty little house in a pretty little town
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We got married promised never to part
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Well I fell victim to a restless heart
Verse 2
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And I feel like I'm drivin' a stolen
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car through a pitch- black night
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And I'm doin' my best
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to make it through
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Well I'm just sittin' down
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here just standng at the light
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I wanna get caught but I never do
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Verse 3
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At first I thought it was just restlessness
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That would fade as time went by
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and our love grew deep
But in the end it was
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something more I guess
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That tore us apart and made her weak
Verse 4
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And I'm drivin' a stolen car
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through a pitch- black night
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I keep telling myself
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everything’s gonna be allright
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But I drive by night and I travel in fear
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And in this darkness I
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might just disappear
Verse 5
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She asked if I remembered
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the letters I wro te
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When our love was young
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and we were broke
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She said last night she read
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those letters
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And they made her feel a
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hundred years old
Verse 6
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There's a river runs by
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that little town
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Down into the sea
It was there in the shade
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I laid my body down
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As she pulled on so effortlessly
Verse 7
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Now they’ll be dancing tonight
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down at County Line
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There'll be a party out
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on Seventh Street
And from these banks I can see
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those party lights shine
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Maybe she's there,
Interlude 1
maybe she's looking for me
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Verse 8
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Last night I dreamed I made the call
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I swore to return to stay forevermore
Once again we stood on the wedding
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steps of Victory Hall
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And walked arm in arm
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through the chapel door
Verse 9
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I can remember how good
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it felt inside
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When the preacher said,
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“Son, you may kiss your bride”
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But as I leaned over to touch those pretty lips
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I felt it all slip away through
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my fingertips
Verse 10
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And I'm drivin' a stolen car
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through a pitch- black night
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I keep tellin' myself everything's
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gonna be alright
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But I drive by night and I travel in fear
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No matter what I do or where I drive
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Nobody ever sees me as I
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drive by
Outro 1
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