It didn't matter Tommy Jackson was running free
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Cause the man he killed never mattered much to me
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There¡¯s talk in our town about where Tommy might run
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Wondered if it mattered, he has used my gun
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80 Miles East of the line down on my grand daddy's farm
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He laid low just for the night and he slept there in our barn
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I watched him steal our Ford and drive away in the sun
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18 Years of getting older now a dead man on the run
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Chorus:
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Isn't love a funny thing with a pistol in your hand
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Close you eyes and bow your head to pray if you can
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Well you sealed your fate when you picked up that shotgun
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18 Years of getting older now a dead man on the run, on the run
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For 15 days Tommy kept his conscience between the lines
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His ex-wife and a cold jail cell were always on his mind
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He ran out of cash at an east-bound truck stop
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But he found work there at Fritz's muffler shop
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Fritz was a good man and Pamela was his wife
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2 kids a nice home and on the surface a good life
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But drunk on Whisky Pam and Tommy had some fun
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18 Years of getting older now a dead man on the run
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Chorus
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Now every Sunday morning she goes down to the place where he lays
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She tells Tommy how she never wanted things this way
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Rest in Peace Tommy Jackson 1981
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18 Years of getting older now a dead man on the run
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Chorus
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Tommy Jackson
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| Randy Rogers Band |
