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Welcome To Acousticville
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(Janis Ian)
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IT WAS A LONG, LONG ROAD
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IT WAS A BIG DEEP HOLE
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AND THEN THE AXLE BROKE
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I BARELY HAD TIME TO WORK UP A SWEAT
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WHEN MY POOR CORVETTE
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WENT UP IN SMOKE
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I WAS GLUED TO THE SEAT
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I WAS DYING OF THE HEAT
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THEN THE WATER JUG SPILLED
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RIGHT ONTO THE DESERT SAND
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I GOT DOWN ON MY HANDS AND KNEES
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AND SAID "DO WHAT YOU WILL"
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THERE WAS A VOICE FROM THE DUNES
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IN THE NOONDAY SUN
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WELL SHE HANDED ME A PAMPHLET
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SHE SAID "MAKE SURE YOU READ IT"
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AND SHE STARTED BACK THE WAY SHE HAD COME
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IT SAID - WELCOME TO ACOUSTICVILLE
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WELCOME TO THE PLACE WHERE TIME STANDS STILL
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YOU CAN DRINK YOUR BLUES NEAT OR ON ICE
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YOU CAN PAY YOUR DUES ANY WAY YOU LIKE
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WELCOME TO ACOUSTICVILLE
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IT WAS A BIG MIRAGE
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OR MAYBE HER GARAGE
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JUST LOOKED LIKEA MOTEL SIX
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SHE CHECKED ME IN OVER THERE
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WEARING NOTHING BUT HER HAIR
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AND A COUPLE OF CANDLESTICKS
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SHE HAD LONG, LONG TEETH
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IT WAS A HUGE RELIEF
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THAT MY DOOR HAD A CHAIN
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IT WAS AN ORDINARY BED
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IT HAD A SIGN THAT SAID
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"YOU CAN STEAL THIS STAIN"
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NOT AN OUTLET IN SIGHT
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NOT A LAMP, NOT A LIGHT
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AND IT WAS COMING ON NIGHT
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I WAS SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR
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WHEN SHE SLITHERED THROUGH THE DOOR
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AND WHISPERED "BABY DID YOU LOSE YOUR APPETITE"
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SHE SAID - WELCOME TO ACOUSTICVILLE
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WELCOME TO THE PLACE WHERE TIME STANDS STILL
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AIN'T NO BASS, AIN'T NO DRUMS
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AIN'T NO WASTE, JUST TWO OPPOSABLE THUMBS
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WELCOME TO ACOUSTICVILLE
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GARY DAVIS, SIPPIE WALLACE, FURRY LEWIS
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MUDDY WATERS THEY WERE LAYING BY THE POOL
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ROBERT JOHNSON, LIBBA COTTON, WILLIE DIXON
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CHARLIE CHRISTIAN AND HIS CHILDREN, TOO
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INBETWEEN THE LOTION AND CHLORINE
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JIMI HENDRIX PLAYED A BIG OLD D-18
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AND WE ALL JOINED IN AS HE BEGAN TO SCREAM
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"WELCOME TO ACOUSTICVILLE"
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(EXTENDED GUITAR SOLO)
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I HAD A REAL GOOD TIME
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GOOD FOOD, GOOD WINE
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I GOT MY APPETITE BACK
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BUT WHENEVER I TOLD HER I WANTED TO LEAVE
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SHE'D GET SO MEAN
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SHE'D PEEL THE PAINT OFF A CADILLAC
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"WAIT A MINUTE!" I SAID
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"I DON'T RECALL BEING DEAD
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"THOUGH I AM WHITE AS A GHOST"
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SHE LOOKED ME RIGHT IN THE EYE
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SAID "YOU THINK YOU'RE ALIVE
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"BUT BABY, GOD ONLY KNOWS"
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AND THAT'S THE THING I LOVE ABOUT THE BLUES
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YOU CAN'T PREDICT WHO IT IS GONNA CHOOSE
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BUT IT'S AN HONOR THAT YOU REALLY CAN'T REFUSE
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WELCOME TO ACOUSTICVILLE
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WELCOME TO ACOUSTICVILLE
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WELCOME TO ACOUSTICVILLE?
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Welcome To Acousticville
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| Janis Ian |
