There was a truck stop
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There was danger and the FBI
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The night was steeped in intrigue
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There was a full moon in the sky
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My head was tired
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My eyes were wire blue
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You whispered in my ear
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There was a motel to the right
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We checked into the room
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And bedded down for the night
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I turned the tube on
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Sent my dreams into flight
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I was floating in a hurricane
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But still driving in my car
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There was an old guy in the crosswalk
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They said he was a movie star
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The roads were icy
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Things got dicey that night
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I killed Walter Matthau
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In O'Hara last night
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His body was beneath my car
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And I took off in flight
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The cops were all around me
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And the news trucks were there
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My mom and dad were watching from a TV...at the fair
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My dad was trying to win
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A TV set by throwing darts
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My mom was right beside him
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Acting like the Queen of Hearts
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The news was breaking
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They were shaking in fright
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The carnie asked my dad
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If that was Steve Poltz on the tube
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He denied he knew me
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Said he didn't have a clue
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They left quickly
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Feeling sickly alike
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I killed Walter Matthau
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In a hit and run last night
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His body was beneath my car
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And I took off in flight
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The cops were all around me
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And the news trucks were there
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My mom and dad were watching from a TV...at the fair
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I woke up from my dream
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And you were staring right at me
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You wiped the sweat off of my head
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You were down upon one knee
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I held you near me
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Squeeze the fear out of me
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The TV set was blaring
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We were watching CNN
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The anchor looked real serious
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Breaking news was coming in
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They said Walter Matthau
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Passed away in his sleep last night
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Walter Matthau
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Won't you rest in peace tonight
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I Killed Walter Matthau
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| Steve Poltz |
