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Lyrics
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Busted
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flat
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in
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Baton
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Rouge,
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waitin'
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for
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a
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train
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When
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I
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was
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feelin'
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near
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faded
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as
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my
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jeans
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Bobby
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thumbed
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a
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diesel
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down
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just
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before
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it
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rained
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That
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rode
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us
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all
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the
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way
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to
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New
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Orleans
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I
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pulled
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my
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harpoon
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out
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of
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my
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dirty
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red
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bandana
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I
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was
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playin'
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soft
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while
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Bobby
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sang
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the
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blues,
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yeah
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Windshield
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wipers
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slappin'
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time
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I
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was
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holdin'
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Bobby's
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hand
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in
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mine
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We
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sang
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every
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song
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that
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driver
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knew
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Freedom
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is
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just
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another
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word
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for
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nothin'
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left
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to
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lose
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Nothin',
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don't
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mean
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nothin',
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honey,
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if
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it
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ain't
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free,
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no
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no
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Yeah,
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feelin'
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good
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was
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easy,
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Lord,
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when
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he
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sang
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the
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blues
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You
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know
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feelin'
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good
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was
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good
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enough
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for
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me
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Good
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enough
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for
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me
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and
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my
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Bobby
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McGee
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From
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the
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Kentucky
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coal
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mine
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to
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the
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California
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sun
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Hey,
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Bobby
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shared
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the
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secrets
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of
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my
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soul
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Through
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all
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kinds
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of
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weather,
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through
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everything
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that
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we'd
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done
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Yeah,
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Bobby,
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baby
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kept
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me
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from
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the
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cold
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One
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day
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up
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near
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Salinas,
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Lord,
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I
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let
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him
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slip
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away
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He's
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lookin'
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for
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that
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home
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and
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I
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hope
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he
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finds
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it
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But
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I'd
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trade
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all
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of
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my
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tomorrows
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for
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one
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single
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yesterday
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To
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be
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holdin'
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Bobby's
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body
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next
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to
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mine
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Freedom
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is
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just
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another
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word
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for
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nothin'
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left
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to
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lose
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Nothin',
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and
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that's
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all
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that
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Bobby
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left
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me,
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yeah
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Well,
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feelin'
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good
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was
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easy,
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Lord,
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when
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he
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sang
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the
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blues
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Hey,
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feelin'
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good
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was
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good
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enough
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for
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me,
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mm
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hm
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Good
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enough
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for
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me
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and
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my
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Bobby
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McGee
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La-da-da, la-da-da-da, la-da-da, la-da-da
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La-da-da, la-da-da, Bobby McGee
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La-da-da, la-da-da-da, la-da-da
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La-da-da, la-da-da, Bobby McGee
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La-da-da, la-da-da-da, la-da-da
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La-da-da, la-da-da, la-da-da
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Hey, now, Bobby, lo, no, Bobby McGee, yeah
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Lo-la-la, la-la-la
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Lo-la-la, la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la
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Hey, now, Bobby, lo, no, Bobby McGee, yeah
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Lord,
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I
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called
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him
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my
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lover,
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called
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him
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my
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man
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I
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said,
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I
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called
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him
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my
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lover,
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did
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the
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best
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I
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can,
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come
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on
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Hey, now, Bobby, no, hey, now, Bobby McGee, yeah
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La-da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da, la-da-da-da
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Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, oh
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Hey, hey, whoo!
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La-la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la-la-la
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Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, yeah
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