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| She left | Dallas for Cali | fornia with an | old friend at her | side |
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| Well they did not | say much but one year | later he'd asked | her to be his | wife |
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| And the | lights of LA | County, they look like | diamonds in the | sky |
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| When your | drivin' through the | hours with an | old friend at your | side |
| Chord progression same thoughout song till end |
| One year later I left Houston with an old friend at my side |
| Well he did not say much but it was a beauty of a coal black .45 |
| And the lights of LA County, they look like diamonds in the sky |
| When your driving through the hours with an old friend at your side |
| So I drove on all the day long and I drove on through the night |
| and I thought of her awaiting for to be his blushing bride |
| And the lights of LA County they look like diamonds in the sky |
| As I drove in to the valley with my old friend at my side |
| And as she stood there at the alter all dressed in her gown of white |
| Lord, her face was bright as the stars a-shining, like I dreamed of all my life |
| And they kissed each other and they turned around and saw me standing in the aisle |
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| Well I did not | say much, I just stood there | watching as that .4 | 5 told them good | bye |
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| And the | lights of LA | County look like | diamonds in the | sky |
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| When your | kneeling at the | alter with an | old friend at your | side |
| And the lights of LA County are a mighty pretty sight |
| When your kneeling at the alter with an old friend at your side |