I spent all day staring al a leaf
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I know my time here is brief
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I'd like to get some details down
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Before i move on to another town
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I met a man, he lost both arms
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Got 'em caught up in her charms
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She look the kids and the color TV
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He said, "I wish she'd taken the rest of me"
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[Chorus:]
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This Travelin' life, well it ain't no good
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I'd quit it honey, oh if i could
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A puzzle to me why i even care
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The missing pieces are everywhere
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He drove to dixie to hush his mouth
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She started talkin', like to wore him out
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But they found love 'neath the southern stars
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And some bruises and some scars
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He sees her on that back porch swing
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And i believe he would do anything
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Stand all night in the pourin' rain
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To wash her memory from his brain
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[Chorus:]
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This Travelin' life, well it ain't no good
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I'd quit it honey, oh if i could
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A puzzle to me why i even care
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The missing pieces are everywhere
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A false move here, a stumble there
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A box of letters and a lock of hair
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That's all that's left when i turn out the light
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I count the missing pieces every night
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[Chorus:]
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This Travelin' life, well it ain't no good
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I'd quit it honey, oh if i could
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A puzzle to me why i even care
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The missing pieces are everywhere
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[Chorus:]
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This Travelin' life, well it ain't no good
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I'd quit it honey, oh if i could
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A puzzle to me why i even care
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The missing pieces are everywhere
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Missing Pieces
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| John Hiatt |
