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There's a single mother working |
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Trying hard to make ends meet |
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She's got two boys and another on the way |
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And it's a cold and crowded winter |
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In a West Virginia shack |
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And she cries |
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Lord, Lord, when are you coming back. |
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Old man down by the river |
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With a bottle in his hand |
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It's as empty as the pockets in his clothes |
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And he's drifting off to somewhere |
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Walking down the railroad track |
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Singin' Lord, Lord, when are you coming back. |
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Chorus: |
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Is it gonna be Monday |
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Is it gonna be Tuesday, Lord |
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Is it gonna be mornin', nighttime or noon |
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I know it's gonna be one day |
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Sooner or later, yea |
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But the way it's been lately |
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I hope it's gonna be soon. |
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It's getting loose around the edges |
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But I know you're gonna take up the slack |
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Lord, Lord, when are you coming back. |
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Chorus: |
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Is it gonna be Monday |
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Is it gonna be Tuesday, Lord |
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Is it gonna be mornin', nighttime or noon |
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I know it's gonna be one day |
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Sooner or later, yea |
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But the way it's been lately |
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I hope it's gonna be soon. |
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I've been reading the local paper |
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I've been watching the nightly news |
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Yea, this ole world's just rippin' at the seams |
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And with a past, dark and brooding |
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And a future looking black |
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It's got me thinkin' |
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Lord, Lord when are you coming back |
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Lord, Lord when are you coming back |
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Lord, Lord when are you coming back. |
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Chorus: |
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Is it gonna be Monday |
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Is it gonna be Tuesday, Lord |
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Is it gonna be mornin', nighttime or noon |
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I know it's gonna be one day |
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Sooner or later, yea |
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But the way it's been lately |
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I hope it's gonna be soon... |
