Dave Alvin
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(Blue Horn Toad Music, BMI, Administered by Bug Music)
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Well I¡¯m leavin¡¯ this mornin¡¯ baby
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Gonna ride that new highway
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Yeah I¡¯m leavin¡¯ this mornin¡¯ baby
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Gonna ride that new highway
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And the more you cry the more you gonna drive me away.
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I ain¡¯t got no family
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Ain¡¯t got no wife or no child
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I ain¡¯t got no family
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Ain¡¯t got no wife, no child
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Ain¡¯t got no religion, I¡¯m just out here runnin¡¯ wild.
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Well a rich man¡¯s got money
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And a poor man¡¯s only got his soul
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Yeah rich man¡¯s got the money baby
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Poor boy only got his soul
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But I got this new highway and I don¡¯t care where I go.
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Well this new highway baby
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Takes me from town to town
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Yeah this new highway baby
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Takes me from town to town
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Where some sweet angel always lets me lay down.
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Well my Kansas woman¡¯s got
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Skin as white as snow
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Yeah my Kansas City baby¡¯s got
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Skin as white as snow
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But my Deep Ellum woman¡¯s got hair as black as coal.
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Well your lovers will leave you baby
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Good friends will come and go
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Yeah your lovers will leave you baby
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Good friends come and go
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But this new highway¡¯s the best friend I¡¯ve ever known.
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Now the gold sun¡¯s settin¡¯ baby
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Silver moon on the rise
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Yeah the gold sun¡¯s settin¡¯ baby
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Silver moon on the rise
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Gonna ride this highway ¡®til the day I die.
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New Highway
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| Dave Alvin |
