[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I lose my grip
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I drive out far
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Past fireworks at
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the old trailer park
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And folding chairs
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American flags
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Selling tomatoes at
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five bucks a bag
[Verse 2]
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When she was young
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she kept to herself
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Now she regrets sending
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me straight to Hell
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She kissed my cheek
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she touched my skin
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She said you're just as
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stupid as I was back then
[Chorus 1]
D E
If I burn out like a lighbulb
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They'll say she wasn't
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meant for that life
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They'll put it all in
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a capsule and save it
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for a dark night
[Post chorus]
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[Verse 3]
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When we were kids
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free as the air
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With a violence craving
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to turn up somewhere
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A tap dancer a memorized
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number An avalanche of
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the deep red clay earth
[Verse 4]
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When it got bad
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Arkadelphia Road
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I couldn't cry
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I just pick up the load
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And feign a strength
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try to force your hand
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But you leave a promise
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wherever it may land
[Chorus 2]
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If you get real close
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to the ending
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I hope you know I
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did what I could
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We try to give
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it all meaning
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Glorify the grain
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of the wood
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Tell ourselves what's
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beautiful and good
[Post Chorus]
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[Verse 5]
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I hold on tight
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come in from far
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I watch the baby run
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around the yard
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Get lonely for what
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I'll never know
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Losing the thread of
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a story overtold
[Verse 6]
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If we luck out
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free as the air
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With an unrest craving
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to spill everywhere
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We'll weigh what's good
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and get real old
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Keep driving straight
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searching for a heart of gold
[Chorus 3]
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If we make pleasant
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conversation
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I hope you can't see
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what's burning in me
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To see a slip as a failure
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A balance I couldn't keep
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You count the rings for
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truth you'll never cheat
[Outro]
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