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By townes van zandt |
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Baby hit the back door breathin' real heavy |
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Said the boys in the alley wouldn't leave her alone |
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Mama did her make-up in a terrible hurry |
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She finally got ready but the boys were gone |
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Mama don't you worry, night's aproachin' |
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There's a hole in heaven where some sin slips through |
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Close your eyes and dream real steady |
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Maybe just a little will spill on you |
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The dark don't lie |
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And dreams come true |
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Could be a few will see you through |
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Old lady rose, lookin' down her nose |
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At lonely miss lily hiding in the hall |
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Lily's just praying for the trial to be over |
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Rosy's just waitin' for the ax to fall |
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Show me off on the way to town |
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The sky's still shiny and the earth's still brown |
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Tell the judge i'm ready for the vases |
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Gonna dance in their faces |
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When the guitar sounds |
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It won't be long |
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I won't be gone |
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I've been leaning toward the shadows all along |
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Those in the know say how it goes |
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You plan on reapin' you better sow |
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You plan on sleepin' you better keep movin' |
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Sleepin ain't allowed around here you know |
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Tell me please when the rollin's over |
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Me and my baby gonna have some fun |
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Bury our backs in a bed of clover |
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Smile in style while the sun goes down |
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Snake eyes cry |
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And boxcars sigh |
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Seven's stuck in the middle just wonderin' why |
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The dark don't lie |
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And dreams come true |
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All it takes is one or two |
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Maybe just a few will see you through |
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Maybe just b few will see you throagh |