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Keep the motor running
02:52
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Keep the motor running
Keep the motor running baby.
It ain’t cool to bee so hot. The way you move with everything you’ve got. Id do anything to keep you by my side. I’ll duo the dirty work you drive.
Keep that motor running baby, keep that motor running baby.
You park the car right outside . You give me three minutes inside. If you hear shots baby don’t you panic. You give me three minutes….understand?
Keep the motor running baby, keep the motor running.
Right away I can tell there’s something wrong. Why it’s almost like they knew I was coming.
It’s a set up baby, set up baby.
Keep that motor running baby, keep the motor running.
4 shots are fired and 3 men on the ground and I am one.
And I’m crawling, crawling, crawling, crawling.
Inch by inch, by inch, by inch. Through the blood, through the blood, through the blood, through the blood.
Keep that motor running baby, keep that motor running baby, keep that motor running baby, keep the motor running.
Right away I can tell there’s something wrong. Why it’s almost like they known that I was coming. It’s a set up baby. Set up baby.
Keep that motor running baby, keep the motor running baby.
Four shots are fired 3 men on the ground and I am m one. And I’m crawling, crawling, crawling, crawling. Inch by inch by inch by inch. Through the blood, through the blood, through the blood, through the blood.
Keep the motor running baby, keep the motor running baby, Keep the motor running baby, keep that motor running baby.
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I wanna Know
03:14
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I wanna know
Pay phone, flying J ,exit 42. I’m just about a hundred miles away baby and I’ll be home soon.
Trucks a chug-a-lugging in the background baby. I can barely make you out. Here comes another one rolling by.
Budda, budda, budda, budda, ,budda, Budda, budda, budda, budda-bop.
I wanna know why you leave me. And you cheat me and come back home.
I wanna know why you tease me that you’ll please me. You only please yourself.
Freight liner, J-breaking. Rolling into the stop. That trucks a chug-a-lugging so loud baby I just can’t make you out. I wanna know comes crackling through the line. Here comes another one rolling by.
Budda, budda, budda, budda, ,budda, Budda, budda, budda, budda-bop.
I wanna know why you leave me. And you cheat me and come back home.
I wanna know why you tease me that you’ll please me. You only please yourself.
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The D.A.W.N.
02:03
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The D.A.W.N.
The D-a-w-n is coming on. And if I blink one eye I might see it coming.
I wanna cuddle up, cuddle up baby and hold you tight , But I can’t. I’ll be alone again tonight.
I just can’t seem to make myself happy. With my idle time I go a little crazy. Finish off another bottle and maybe I’ll get a little more stoned. The d-a-w-n is coming on.
Fumbling around in a phone booth banging o the telephone. I can’t read the numbers on my phone card cause I’m too stoned.
The d-a-w-n has come and gone and another lonely day has begun. But I won’t see it for long because I’m starting to fall. Tomorrow night I’ll wake up in my clothes.
Fumbling around in a phone booth banging on the telephone. I can’t read the numbers on my phone card because I’m too stoned.
The d-a-w-n is coming on.
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Baby clothes and dishes
Have you heard about Davey. He got locked up yesterday for the failure to pay his child support. And all us guy’s laughed we thought it was just so funny that his wife left in such a hurry that she never even stopped to take her money.
She never called but once to tell him where her and junior was. So last Friday night driving back to his lonely home. He started thinking …yeah. And he started drinking….yeah. And on Saturday without sleeping . He had a little yard sale.
Baby clothes and dishes for sale.
Well the neigbors started complaining and they hollered for him to stop. He was singing songs in the dark about women and his child support. When the police came it was three am, he never even put up a fight he didn’t even cuss. He just looked to the cops for sympathy singing brother You don’t know all the trouble that I got. Then the officer stated off the record. Hell… at least I pay my child support.
But on the very next Friday. That same cop driving back to his lonely home. He started drinking…yeah. And he started thinking….Yeah. And on Saturday without sleeping. He had a little yard sale. Baby clothes and dishes for sale.
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Been through this before
03:33
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Been through this before
It seems as if this whole world has cast its self upon me. Stricken me with hardship and misery. But it rolls right off my back just like the rain. I can’t believe the world would try this on me again. Go ahead try it once more. I have been through this before.
When I walk down the streets I get lauphed at by the folks. When I walk through the woods I am taunted by the crows. Thee sun beats down so Hot its just like a flame. I have learned to appreciate the rain. Go ahead try it once more. I have been through this before.
In the wee hours of the morning I cry out in vain. The way this world toys with me driving me insane. I warn you if you try it once more. I won’t come back and play with you no more. No I won’t come back anymore. I have been through this before.
When I walk down the streets I get laughed at by the folks. When I walk through the woods I am taunted by the crows. Thee sun beats down so Hot its just like a flame. I have learned to appreciate the rain. Go ahead try it once more. I have been through this before.
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Memphis
03:34
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PHOENIX
02:36
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Phoenix
P-h-o-e-n-i-x is twenty miles away. I bet you I can tell what they been doing since I been away. Right now its 4am and there’s a nip in the air. A cool breeze is blowing through the south facing window as she cuddles up with him. He is warm, she is warm and they are both fully unaware P-h-o-e-n-i-x is twenty miles away.
P-h-o-e-n-i-x is twenty miles away. I’ll bet you they’re gonna be suprised when I walk in. Right now he’s frying eggs and wearing one of my shirts. She’s brushing her teeth wearing those little U of A shorts. He is wrong she is wrong and they are both fully unaware. P-h-o-e-n-i-x is twenty miles away.
P-h-o-e-n-i-x is twenty miles away. I bet you I can tell what they been doing since I been away. Right now its 4am and there’s a nip in the air. A cool breeze is blowing through the south facing window as she cuddles up with him. He is warm, she is warm and they are both fully unaware P-h-o-e-n-i-x is twenty miles away
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Call me when you get to Dudleyville.
Call me when you get to Dudleyville . And I’ll pick you up at the gas station like usual. And we’ll head on back to my little desert shack. And make love…..yes we will.
Sugar, call me when you get to Dudleyville.
You got a date with your husband sugar break it. Any excuse you got to make sugar make it. If your sister won’t give you a ride honey make her. We got a chance for romance…..take it.
And call me when you get to Dudleyville.
Phoenix Arizona ain’t no place to be. It’s as hot as a bitch but your husbands rich I see. While he’s out burning rubber in that hummer , honey ..please? In your heart of hearts you belong here with me.
Sugar call me when you get to Dudleyville.
Call me when you get too Dudleyville . And I’ll pick you up at the gas station like usual. And we’ll head on back to my little desert shack. And make love…..yes we will.
Sugar, call me when you get to Dudleyville.
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3 o'clock in the morning
02:13
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Three O’clock in the morning
Well he’s the nicest guy in town….and all the girls wanna chase him down….Then..
Three O’clock in the morning rolls around.
His charming smile turns to a frown.
Well you can hear it in his voice yes it’s there in his spleech.
I’m sorry baby but it appears your date has left.
Four O’clock in the morning rolls around.
Then he starts insulting his girl in front of everyone.
She’s looking at him liking to say ,I should have seen the coming.
Five O’clock in the morning rolls around.
We find our boy stumbling around.
Well, He’s headed for the stairs and it’s a mighty long drop.
I’m sorry baby but it appears your date is dead.
Six O’clock in the morning rolls around.
And all the girls surround his dying body.
“he was such a nice guy” and everyone of them is lying.
7 O’clock in the morning rolls around.
The entire party is moved downtown.
Now they got them lined up and they’re asking them all the same.
“Does anybody here know this mans last name” ?
8 O’clock in the morning rolls around.
And the judge says to the chief, what do you think?
It appears to me judge this man stayed up to late.
3 O’clock in the morning rolls around.
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