Capo 1
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He took the picture from the wall, he handed it to me and he swore.
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He said "Now, I've done nothing wrong. I was framed all along.
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Now they lied right from the start when they stole my lonely heart.
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In the picture that you hold lies the hidden truth untold.
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And I was just along for the ride. Where that train was bound I don't
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Know but I'll ri---de. I just wanted to go farther than I'd been...
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Now I'm along for the ride again.
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It was a long, cold rainy day. They kept their smiles at bay.
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Oh, but to them it was just a game to play with my life this way.
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When the first man drew his gun, silence befell everyone. Oh, but
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A girl she ran for the door and he gunned her down to the floor.
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Now, we grabbed the loot and we rode for the posse would soon be formed.
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Oh, but the girl she laid so cold...as pale as the untouched snow.
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And I was just along for the ride. Where that train was bound I don't
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Know but I'll ri---de. I just wanted to go farther than I'd been...
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Now I'm along for the ride again.
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Now we'd ride through rain and snow, not knowing just which way to go.
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Oh, but this would be my last ride. I'd take my leave tonight.
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And the day before we were found, in a picture we all gathered round.
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Four men in a line, I was the only one that was blind.
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Oh, and now I sit in this cell. I'm awaiting my day in hell.
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So, boy you listen good, there ain't no refuge in the hood.
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Oh, and there's nobody to blame. I'm a fool of my own acclaim.
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Yeah, I thought I'd been so wise but these men proved my demise.
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And the train rolls down the line for a different town each night.
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Oh, in search of a boy like me. In search of a youth in need.
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And I was just along for the ride. Where that train was bound I don't
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Know but I'll ri---de. I just wanted to go farther than I'd been...
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Now I'm along for the ride again.