keep knockin' over whiskeys, no one's laugin' at my jokes They got me spinnin' round in circles like a tin can in the spokes When I left town this mornin' with a smile upon my face Ahh, babe, I swear I never knew I'd end up in this place

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Run away little darlin'
You don't need me anymore
I've been out here for too long
It ain't like it was before


If I get back home to Houston, I'm gonna tip my hat and cry When I left I was a younger man, too proud to say goodbye I'm gonna wake up in the mornin' with a conscience ten feet tall I'm gonna lay my head down wiser or I won't lay down at all

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You used to live out on the border where no one else could reach Now I can't ask a question without you givin' a speech You said, "I never cared." Babe, you know that isn't true It's just the only thing you asked of me was the one thing I can't do

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