Baby hit the back door
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Breathin' real heavy
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Said the boys in the alley
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Wouldn't leave her alone
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Mama did her make-up in a terrible hurry
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She finally got ready
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But the boys were gone
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Mama don't you worry,
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Night's approachin'
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There's a hole in heaven
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Where some sin slips through
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Just close your eyes and dream real steady
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Maybe just a little will spill on you
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Dark don't lie
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Dreams come true
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Could be a few will see you through
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Old lady Rose, lookin' down her nose
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At lonely Miss Lily hiding in the hall
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Lily's just praying for the trial to be over
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Lady Rose just waiting for the axe to fall
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Show me off on the way to town
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The sky's still shiny
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And the earth's still brown
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Tell the judge I'm ready for the vases
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Gonna dance in their faces
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When the guitar sounds
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Won't be long
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I won't be gone
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Been leaning toward the shadows all along
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Those in the know say so it goes
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You plan on reapin', you better sow
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You plan on sleepin',
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You better keep movin'
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Sleepin' ain't allowed around here,
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You know
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Snake eyes cry
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Boxcars sigh
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Seven's stuck in the middle
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Just wonderin' why
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Dark don't lie
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Dreams come true
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All it takes is one or two
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Maybe just a few will see you through
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Cowboy Junkies Lament
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