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She brings me down
And nothing cheers me up
Like when I hit my knees
And she gives me hug
She’s only three feet high
But larger than life
Thank God that she’s around
She brings me down

Saturday morning, got the paper in my hand
A cup of coffee on the table, I’ve got my weekend planned
This afternoon there’s a ball game on, I don’t wanna miss
So I spend the morning in a rush, just to check things off my list
When I hear “Daddy could you take a break…
And push me on my swing”
That wakes me up and makes me see
The most important thing

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We raced over to the swing-set
She beat me yet again
She yells, “Daddy let’s go higher”
But I’m as high as I can get
…She brings me down

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On Maplewood drive
Where the leaves change colors, come fall the ground is covered
With footsteps, of little ghosts, dressed up to trick or treat
Then it’s Christmas lights and New Year’s Eve
The flowers bloom and it all repeats
Cuz another year, won’t change much around here
It’s just every day life
On Maplewood Dr.

Third house on the right
Front yard, a big pink sign
That welcomes a new addition to this old neighborhood
And down at the other end
There’s a 24-foot moving van
Looks like this time she said goodbye for good
She stayed as long as she could

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It could be any street
In any town
Different faces, but look around, and you’ll see
You might be…

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I can picture her drivin’ with that rag top down
Just passin’ through some Georgia town
Don’t she know she’s draggin’ my heart around, headin’ to Jacksonville
By dusk she’ll reach Daytona Beach
Yeah she picked Miami over Tennessee
Don’t know what went wrong
But here’s proof that love’s gone south

So much for a subtle hint
Man I hate those double prints
Now that I’m out of the picture and barely in a single frame
There’s 12 of her and that Raul
The lifeguard at the hotel pool
He ‘s even in the one when she blew out her birthday cake

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I can picture her drivin’ with that rag top down
Wonder what she’s thinkin’ ‘bout now
Don’t she know she’s draggin’ my heart around, drivin’ thru Jacksonville
Tomorrow she’ll reach West Palm Beach
Yeah she picked Miami over Tennessee
Don’t know what went wrong
But here’s proof that love’s gone south

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Two weeks, still no call
But her postcard says it all

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The weather here is 85
This is long overdue hope you’re doin’ fine
I should have called to say goodbye, drivin’ through Jacksonville
It’s just something I had to do
But I’m sorry to choose Miami over you
Love me and Raul…
Well, there’s proof that love’s gone south

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Jose can you see that bottle of Cuervo
Sittin’ on the other side of the bar
I don’t speak Mexican
So I’ll just point again
We’re not getting very far
I thought I made it clear
But he keeps bringing me beer
Jose why can’t you see that bottle of Cuervo

Now I’m on a mission
To teach that boy some English
Cuz it was happy hour 3 hours ago
By now my speech is slurred
And my vision is blurred
But I’d hate to leave, just when I think we’re getting close

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It’s getting pretty late
And if I leave now I could find my way back home
But I don’t wanna go….

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Jose can you see that bottle of Cuervo
Sittin’ on the other side of the bar
I don’t speak Mexican
But I won’t point again
It really shouldn’t be this hard
So I pushed back my chair
And I thanked him for the
And he said, “You’re welcome, y’all come back now, ya’ hear”
I guess Jose could see that bottle of Cuervo

So let me get lost in some old country song
like he stopped loving her today
Or some old rocker I can start wailin’ on
I just wanna play

So kick it off boys and let me start singin’ about
the one girl i swore i couldn’t live without
and how i let her get away
let me sing my life story
the high hopes my momma had for me
then we’ll rock this house with the one about the hell I love to raise
yeah….i just wanna play

Well, my daddy wasn’t kiddin’ when he said you’d make a better livin’ sellin’ used cars
the only future in playin a smokey bar is playin’ another smokey bar
he said what are you gonna do when you get outta school and you need to get paid
i said i dunno dad, i just wanna play

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this is my getaway
and i been workin’ all day
I just wanna play

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Cuz I do what they tell me to do
And i’m proud to wear these clothes
And stand beside heroes in these boots
And even if you don’t want me to
I do this for you

Now you can say that war is not the answer
So tell me what is
And you can say that we should just give peace a chance
I thought we already did
If it were up to me
I’d be home with my kids
Someday I hope they can forgive
All the things i’ve missed

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You don’t know me
And you never asked
But i’m out here on the front lines
And i’ve got your back

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So rise up
Break the chains of hatred
Step up
What are you afraid of
Rise up
Sew the seeds of freedom
Break down the walls
Or it won’t be long
Before the heaven’s fall

Oh Alabama
Can you hear the ghost train
Oh Alabama
All aboard it’s judgement day
Raise your right hand, repeat after me
The truth shall set you free
Oh Alabama
There’s glory in your name

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1968 was a long time ago
And just yesterday
Oh Alabama, Oh Alabama

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