35 MPH TOWN
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MAMA LOCKED THE DOOR LAST NIGHT
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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALL OF HER YEARS
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I SAID MAMA YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME
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SHE SAID THINGS AIN’T LIKE THEY USE TO BE ROUND HERE G|--7-14-12-11--|
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YOU JUST WOULDN’T BELIEVE IT, KIDS GROWING UP WITHOUT JESUS
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A GOOD THING YOUR DADDY AIN’T HERE TO SEE THIS NOW
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THEY STAY HIGHER THAN THE WATER TOWER
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IN THIS 35 MILE AN HOUR TOWN G|--7-14-12-11---7-14-12-11--|
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SHE SAID IT AIN’T THE DRUGS, IT AIN’T THE BOOZE
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I’VE HAD A BACK ROAD BUZZ OR TWO MYSELF
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IT SEEMS LIKE HEAVEN IS SLIPPING FURTHER AWAY
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THE DEVIL AIN’T GOT FAR TO GO WHEN THEY RAISE HELL
WE USE TO BURN A HOLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT
SMOKING A STOLEN MARLBORO LIGHT
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AND ON A GOOD NIGHT MIGHT KILL A 5TH OF CROWN
D
BUT NOW THERE’S A LOWER HIGHER POWER
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IN THIS 35 MILE AN HOUR TOWN
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OH WE CAN’T BLAME THE BABIES FOR GROWING UP LAZY
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AND CRAZY IT AIN’T THEM THAT LET THEM DOWN
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IF THEY AIN’T STEALING, THEY’RE SUING
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WHY WORK WHEN WE’LL GIVE IT TO EM
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IT’S RIGHT THERE IN THE BIBLE
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THAT WE DON’T PUT OUT
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SPARE THE RIDE AND YOU’LL SOUR
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THE YES MAM’S GONE AND THE PLEASE IS TOO
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IT’S OUT THE DOOR WITH THE THANK YOU IN THE EVENING
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YOU DON’T SEE A FRONT YARD FOOTBALL GAME
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THE NEIGHBOR KIDS HAVE DONE AWAY WITH THE SHIRTS AND SKINS
NO ONE HITS THE FRONT PORCH LIGHTS
TO GET THEIR KIDS TO COME INSIDE
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CAUSE THE STREETS AIN’T SAFE FOR A BIKE TO RIDE DOWN
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SINCE THEY PLANTED A PROWLER
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IN THIS 35 MILE AN HOUR TOWN
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NO THEY’RE GOING NOWHERE FAST TONIGHT
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NO MATTER HOW FAST THEY DRIVE
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THIS 35 MILE AN HOUR TOWN
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