Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Where I was born was called the bad side of the town
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But the people knew the difference between a smile and a frown
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And it didn't cost a penny to shake a hand or two
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And if you help to make it through the dark
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I'd do the same thing to you
[Verse 2]
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Bad side of town, old soldiers never back down
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Got a penny in the pocket for a bottle of Brown
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And the women fall to giggling, mothers everyone
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And the children play with the children
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And the children always had fun
[Chorus]
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I can hear the river flowing, inside of everyone
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[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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And the bad side of town was named by nameless men
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Who knew themselves as faces, never as friends
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And the bad side of town, for sure it got pulled down
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And the people who live still people it
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Never put their faces down
[Chorus]
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And I can hear the river flowing, inside of everyone
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[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
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I can hear the river flowing, inside of everyone
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[Outro]
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