FAR FAR FROM ME
JOHN PRINE
CAPO 2nd
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as the caf? was closing on a warm summers night
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and kathy was cleaning the spoons
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the radio played the hit parade and i hummed along with the tune
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she asked me to change the station said the song just drove her insane
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but it wasn't the music playing it was me she was trying to blame
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and the sky is black and still now on the hill where the angels sing
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ain't it funny how an old broken bottle looks just like a diamond ring
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but it's far far from me.
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well i leaned on my left leg in the parking lot dirt
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and kathy was closing the lights
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a june bug flew from the warmth it once knew and i wished for once i weren't right
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why we used to laugh together and we'd dance to any old song
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well ya know she still laughs with me but she waits just a second to long
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well i started the engine and i gave it some gas
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and kathy was closing her purse
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we hadn't gone far in my beat up old car and i was prepared for the worse
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"will you still see me tomorrow?" "no, i've got too much to do"
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well a question ain't really a question if you know the answer to