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Verse 1
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Dirty old street all slushed up
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in the rain and snow
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Little boy and his ma shivering outside a
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rundown music store window
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That night on top of a Christmas tree
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shines one beautiful star
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And lying underneath a brand-
new Japanese guitar
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Verse 2
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I remember in the morning, ma,
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hearing your alarm clock ring
I'd lie in bed and listen to you gettin'
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ready for work
The sound of your makeup
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case on the sink
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And the ladies at the office, all lipstick,
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perfume and rustlin' skirts
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And how proud and happy you always
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looked walking home from work
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Verse 3
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If pa's eyes were windows into a world
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so deadly and true
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You couldn't stop me from looking but you
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kept me from crawlin' through
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And if it's a funny old world, mama,
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where a little boy's wishes come true
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Well I got a few in my pocket and
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a special one just for you
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Verse 4
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It ain't no phone call on Sunday,
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flowers or a mother's day card
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It ain't no house on a hill with a
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garden and a nice little yard
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I got my hot rod down on Bond Street,
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I'm older but you'll know me in a glance
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We'll find us a little rock 'n roll bar and baby we'll go
Interlude 1
out and dance
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Verse 5
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Well it was me in my Beatle boots,
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you in pink curlers and matador pants
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Pullin' me up on the couch to do
the twist for my uncles and aunts
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Well I found a girl of my own now, ma,
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I popped the question on your birthday
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She stood waiting on the front porch while
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you were telling me to get out there
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And say what it was that I had to say
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Verse 6
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Last night we all sat around laughing at
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the things that guitar brought us
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And I laid awake thinking 'bout the
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other things it's brought us
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Well tonight I'm takin's requests
here in the kitchen
This one's for you, ma,
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let me come right out and say it
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It's overdue, but baby, if you're looking for a sad song,
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well I ain't gonna play
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it
Outro 1
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