Intro
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I never dreamed there could be someone made just for me
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I’m not letting her have her way
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I’m here to see what she has to say
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Oh, the poor gal always wins the day
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I’m staying ahead of the game, and she’s a-doing the same
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And the whiskey’s flying into my head
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The fiddler’s arm has gone dead
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And talk is beginning to spread
[Verse 1]
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When did our love go bad?
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Whatever happened to the best friend that I had?
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It’s been so long since I held you tight
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Been so long since we said goodnight
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The taste of tears is bittersweet
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When you’re near me, my heart forgets to beat
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You’re there every night among the good and the true
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And I’ll be around, waitin’ for you
[Verse 2]
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Well, the king of them all is starting to fall
G# D#
I lost my gal at the boatman’s ball
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The night has a thousand hearts and eyes
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Hope may vanish but it never dies
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I’ll see you tomorrow when freedom rings
G# D#
I’m gonna stay on top of things
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It’s the middle of the summer and the moon is blue
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And I’ll be around, waitin’ for you
[Verse 3]
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Another deal gone down, another man done gone
G# D#
You put up with it all and you carry on
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Something holding you back but you’ll come through
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I’d bet the world and everything in it on you
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Happiness is but a state of mind
G# D#
Anytime you want you can cross the state line
D#7
You don’t need to be rich or well-to-do
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I’ll be around waitin’ for you
[Instrumental]
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