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| Verse 1: |
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| I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin' round |
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| Hangin' up my highway shoes |
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| Lately when I walk they make a hollow sound |
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| And they carry me away from you |
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| Every night I lay my body down |
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| My empty arms just leave me blue |
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| So I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin' 'round |
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| And find my way back home to you |
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| Verse 2: |
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| I have always been the travelin' kind |
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| A million miles behind me now |
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| I kept on followin' that thin white line |
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| But now I want to turn around |
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| I only lived to hear that highway sound |
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| High and lonesome - low and blue |
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| Now I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin' 'round |
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| And find my way back home to you |
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| Verse 3: |
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| So say goodbye to all my ramblin' pals |
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| Ol' Highway Dave and Southside Sue |
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| I don't believe they'll miss me anyhow |
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| What's one less wayward soul or two |
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| Down the road they'll pass the jug around |
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| And they'll sing them lonesome highway blues |
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| But me I'm thinkin' 'bout givin' up this ramblin' |
| 'round |
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| And find my way back home to you |
| Outro: |
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