TOMMY STILL DRIVES THAT OL' PICKUP TRUCK
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HE HAD BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL
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HE SAYS HE WON'T TRADE IT IN
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'CAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THEY USED TO
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HIS WIFE DONNA'S GOT A PICTURE OF ELVIS
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BY THE CLOCK IN THE KITCHEN
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HER HAIR AND CLOTHES COME BACK IN STYLE
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EVERY NOW AND THEN
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THEY MADE A PROMISE ON THEIR WEDDING DAY
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NOTHIN'S GONNA TAKE THIS FEELING AWAY
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CHORUS:
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LET THE WORLD TURN
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LET THE YEARS DRIFT BY
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THE FIRE WILL BURN
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IN THEIR HEARTS JUST AS BRIGHT
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TIME MAY TAKE ITS TOLL
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BUT THEIR LOVE WON'T GROW OLD
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AND IF THEY LIVE TO BE A HUNDRED AND ONE
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THEY'RE STILL GONNA DIE YOUNG
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TOMMY SPENT YEARS FIXIN' WHEELS AND BRAKES
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AT THE TEXACO ON THE HIGHWAY
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DONNA KEPT THE KIDS AND DID PERMANENT WAVES
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AT THE BEAUTY SHOP ON FRIDAYS
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IT'S BEEN FORTY YEARS BUT WHO'D EVER KNOW
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BY THE WAY THEY CARRY ON
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JUST THE SAME TWO KIDS AS MUCH IN LOVE
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AS THE DAY THEY MARRIED ON
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THEY MADE A PROMISE ON THEIR WEDDING DAY
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NOTHIN'S GONNA TAKE THIS FEELING AWAY
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(REPEAT CHORUS)
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GONNA DIE YOUNG
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(REPEATS 3 TIMES)
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THEY'RE STILL GONNA DIE YOUNG
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A HUNDRED AND ONE
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Bryan White |