At 16 she quit high school
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To make a fortune in the promise land
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got a job behind the counter
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of an all-night hamburger stand
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She wrote faithfully home to Mama:
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"now Mama, don't you worry none"
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From small things, mama, big things one day come
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It was late one Friday
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as he pulled in out of the dark.
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He was tall and handsome;
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First she took his order; then she took his heart.
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They bought a house up on a hillside
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where little feet once had run
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From small things, mama, big things one day come.
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Good love is fleeting,
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It's sad but it's true
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But when your heart is bleeding,
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You don't wanna hear the news
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She packed her bags; went to Wyoming with a real estate man
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They drove down to Tampa in an El Dorado Grande
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She writes home "dear Mama, life is heaven in the sun"
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From small things, mama, big things one day come
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She shot him dead
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on a sunny Florida road,
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but when they caught her asll she said was
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she couldn't stand the way he drove.
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Back home, lonesome Johnny
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waits for his baby's parole;
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He sits high up on a hillside,
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where the Wyoming river flows.
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At his feet, and almost grown now,
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Sits a daughter and a handsome son.
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From small things, mama, big things one day come
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From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
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| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
