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Sittin' in the kitchen with my back against the wall |
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I was waitin' for my baby but my baby didn't call |
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Suddenly there came a stranger knockin' on my door |
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He told me there had been a wreck out on highway 54 |
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She was with another man is what the stranger said |
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I asked if she'd survived it but he slowly shook his head |
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They were on their way to the other side of town |
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They tried to beat a freight train, and the freight train ran 'em down |
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CHORUS |
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Highway 54 took my love away from me |
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I knew she didn't want me, but I could not set her free |
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She was with another like so many times before |
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She paid the price of runnin' round out on highway 54 |
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(yeah, run her down brother) |
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[Interlude] |
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Many sleepless nights have passed my broken heart since then |
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The man that she was runnin' with once was my best friend |
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All the dreams that I had they fill my mind no more |
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'Cause they died with her that tragic night out on highway 54 |
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(repeat chorus) |
