Capo 1

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Four-thirty at a truckstop outside of Gainesville
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I walked in to rest a while
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Then a girl came in
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To grab another tank full
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She looked at me and I just smiled
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I heard her say she'd been driving all night
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She got to head to the city just to catch a flight
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But it don't leave until the afternoonstyle='font-size:1px;color:#ffffff;'>

 
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She said I've done my time in Texas
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And I've never seen Paris France
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But a postcard from a friend of mine
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Said this might just be my chance
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I fly out of Oklahoma
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Do you think you'd like a ride?
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Or will you walk away from another day
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With your thumb aimed at the sky

 
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We spent that morning on the road
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Sharing tales and getting high
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Then she said hey mister it's time to go
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And I just hate to say goodbye
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All them times that I've been burned
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There's still one lesson that I won't learn
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You don't know what you have until it's gone
 
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I got a three day walk to Texas
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And it's raining in Paris France
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And I'd grab that girl and I'd love her, lord
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If I only had the chance
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So God smile on Oklahoma
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Because I can't seem to find a ride
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As I walk away from another day
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With my thumb aimed at the sky.