Thanks to Bob Harris (BBC Radio 2) for introducing me to Whiskey Myers. Peter Fry.
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Two young kids and a diamond ring,
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Little white church south of Palastine
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Baby bump and a pretty bouquet
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Yeah I went to work the very next day
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Punch'n that clock and workin that line
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Double shifts n overtime
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My Hands are Numb and My Body's sore
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Getting by and wanting more
[Verse 2]
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So Many Dreams that I ain't showing
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So many lives that I can't live
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Oh the years just keep on rollin
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I wish that I had so much more to give
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Yeah, times get tough but love is strong
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Here in this trailer that we call home
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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She got one on the hip, one on the way
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Grocery list and bills to pay
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Mamma by day and school at night
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I tried so hard to get it right
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I got dreams what can I say
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Sometimes life gets in the way
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Were gettin by and wanting more
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Baby there ain't no shame in being poor
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[Verse 4]
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Yeah, times get tough but love is strong
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Here in this trailer that we call home
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Yeah, times get hard but we carry on
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Here in this trailer that we call home
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Here in this trailer that we call home
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Here in this trailer that we call home