Bill and I got married following our first born
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Daddy left this gas & convenience store just before he died
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And I was only nineteen when I had my third baby
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And sometimes I think maybe I should've left here long ago
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Travellers are stopping by, check their oil and their p.s.i.
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Gas up and away to fly, moving down the line
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But this beat-up truck & worn out shoes always give me the blues
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Billy sucking down the booze nearly every night
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I never seen the city lights
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How they must shine so bright
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Not like this country night
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The sky's black as coal
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And this gas-station mountain home
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Not a thing to call my own
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How I wish I was alone
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With a penny to my name
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Strangers say this mountain here is beautiful beyond compare
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But it's just a dumb old mountain; I see it every day
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If I could see sunset skies over fields of green or ocean-tides,
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City skyline in the night, I'll be dancing till the dawn
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Bill and I got married following our first born
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Daddy left this gas & convenience store just before he died
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Maybe Bill & I someday will find a chance to get away
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Until then it's here I'll stay wishing on a star
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Penny To My Name
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| Eva Cassidy |
