Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Lost John sitting on a railroad track
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Something's out of wack
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Blues this morning falling down like hail
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Gonna leave a greasy trail
[Verse 2]
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Gonna travel the world is what I'm gonna do
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Then come back and see you
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All I ever do is struggle and strive
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If I don't do anybody any harm, I might make it back home alive
[Verse 3]
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I'm the oldest son of a crazy man
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I'm in a cowboy band
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Got a pile of sins to pay for and I ain't got time to hide
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I'd walk through a blazing fire, baby, if I knew you was on the other side
[Chorus]
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Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
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And my happiness is o'er
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Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
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I loved you then and ever shall
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But there's no one here that's left to tell
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The world has gone black before my eyes
[Verse 4]
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The world of research has gone berserk
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Too much paperwork
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Albert's in the graveyard, Frankie's raising hell
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I'm beginning to believe what the scriptures tell
[Verse 5]
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I'm going where the Southern crosses the Yellow Dog
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Get away from these demagogues
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And these bad luck women stick like glue
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It's either one or the other or neither of the two
[Verse 6]
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She says, "look out daddy, don't want you to tear your pants.
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You can get wrecked in this dance."
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They say whiskey will kill ya, but I don't think it will
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I'm riding with you to the top of the hill
[Chorus]
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Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
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And my happiness is o'er
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Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
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I loved you then and ever shall
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But there's no one here that's left to tell
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The world has gone black before my eyes
[Verse 7]
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Don't know why my baby never looked so good before
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I don't have to wonder no more
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She been cooking all day and it's gonna take me all night
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I can't eat all that stuff in a single bite
[Verse 8]
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The Judge is coming in, everybody rise
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Lift up your eyes
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You can do what you please, you don't need my advice
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Before you call me any dirty names you better think twice
[Verse 9]
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Getting light outside, the temperature dropped
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I think the rain has stopped
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I'm going to make you come to grips with fate
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When I'm through with you, you'll learn to keep your business straight
[Chorus]
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Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
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And my happiness is o'er
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Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
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I loved you then and ever shall
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But there's no one here that's left to tell
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The world has gone black before my eyes
[Verse 10]
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The bright spark of the steady lights
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Has dimmed my sights
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When you're around me all my grief gives 'way
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G lifetime with you is like some heavenly day
[Verse 11]
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Everything I've ever known to be right has been proven wrong
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I'll be drifting along
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The woman I'm lovin', she rules my heart
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No knife could ever cut our love apart
[Verse 12]
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Today I'll stand in faith and raise
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The voice of praise
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The sun is strong, I'm standing in the light
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I wish to God that it were night
[Chorus]
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Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
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And my happiness is o'er
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Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
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I loved you then and ever shall
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But there's no one here that's left to tell
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The world has gone black before my eyes
[Coda]
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