Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Caro line, Caro line
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I never could leave you to struggle
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Hold the line, hold the line
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I'll be there on the double
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In time, in time
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Everyone does see trouble
[Chorus]
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And you don't need to know why when you cry
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You don't need to know why
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You don't need to know why when you cry
[Verse 2]
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Violet's eyes, Violet plays
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Going back home to the Great Lakes
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Where the cattail sways
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With the lonesome loon
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Riding that train in late June
[Chorus]
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With the windows wide by my side
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With the windows wide
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With the windows wide by my side
[Verse 3]
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And the clusters fell, like an empty bell
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Meteor shower at the motel
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Where the empty space is a saving grace
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Making good time and doing well
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Still the question sings, like Saturn's rings
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Maybe she knows and she won't tell
[Chorus]
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But you don't need to know why when you cry
A#m F#
You don't need to know why
A#m F# G#
You don't need to know why when you cry
[Instrumental]
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A#m F#
C# F# G#
[Verse 4]
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And I find you there in your country flair
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Middle of the river in a lawn chair
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With your wrinkled hands and your silver hair
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Leaving here soon and you know where
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To where the cattail sways with the lonesome loon
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You'll be riding that train in late June
[Chorus]
A#m F# G#
With the windows wide by your side
A#m F#
With the windows wide
A#m F# G#
With the windows wide by your side
A#m F#
You don't need to know why
A#m F# G#
You don't need to know why when you cry
[Instrumental]
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