Dad said, "Get a job, son
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You can't just lay around, all summer long
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Your school days are gone
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What's gonna make you wanna make it on your own
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Oh, what's wrong?"
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So he took a square of paper
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That he cut out of the Avery Evening News
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'Wanted, manual labor
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At the grocery store on 16th Avenue'
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Stock the shelves
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Sweep the place
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He thought of lookin' somewhere else
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Until he saw her face
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He finally found a reason
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To wake up early, every morning
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Get his feet on the ground and get downtown
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To be there right on time
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'Cause he knows that she'll be waiting
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She'll be working down the aisle
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And he'd do anything
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To see that small-town angel smile
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Turns out, all he ever really needed was a reason
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He never thought much about the future
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But when a stock boy falls in love with a check-out girl
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He's not allowed to offer
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So he wants to make his way up in the world
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He works all day
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And studies late into the night
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Yeah, it's tough to make the grade
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Oh, but that's alright
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'Cause he's finally found a reason
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To wake up early, every morning
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Get his feet on the ground and get downtown
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To be there right on time
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'Cause he knows that she'll be waiting
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She'll be working down the aisle
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And he'd do anything
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To see that small-town angel smile
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Turns out, all he ever really needed was a reason
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He's never been much
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At getting dressed up for the church
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And that's just what he does
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All because of her
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You see he's finally found a reason
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To wake up early, Saturday morning
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Put his feet on the ground and go downtown
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Gonna get there right on time
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'Cause he knows that she'll be waiting
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Her daddy will walk her down the aisle
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And he'll promise God
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He'll always make that small-town angel smile
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Turns out, all he ever really needed
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Turns out, all he ever really needed was a reason
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A Reason
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Little Texas |