[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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My father was a Welder, at the navy Yard
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up on the north Atlantic, where the Winters come down Hard
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after work he did some Drinking, sometimes it was a little Rough
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most nights he'd get his fill but some Times you can't get e-nough
[Chorus]
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some things you're Born to, some Things you gotta Learn
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broken homes, red Cars, Scars and welding Burns
[Verse 2]
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keep a bottle under the seat, hard enough to make you cough
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some days you need somethin', to knock the edges Off
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I swore I wasn't gonna stay here, I used to dream a lot
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now I can't remember what it was, I was dreamin' of
[Chorus]
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some things you're Born to, some Things you gotta Learn
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broken homes, red Cars, Scars and welding Burns
[Bridge]
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I used to take her down to Lee's hill pond
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to see the august sun on her brown skin
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Promised I would take her away,
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but she knew better even way back then
[Verse 3]
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got a wife a kid a dresser drawer, filled with pocket Tees
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little holes burned in each one, where the good shirts used to be
[Chorus]
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some things you're Born to, some Things you gotta Learn
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broken homes, red Cars, Scars and welding Burns
[Chorus 2]
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some things you're Born to, some Things you gotta Learn
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broken homes, red Cars, broken Bones and welding Burns
[OUTRO]
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some things you're Born to,
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some things you're Born to,
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