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All a lone on the road near the other side of town
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In the dark of the night and the rain was falling down
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Up ahead, said a sign, was the Overnight Ca fe
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Maybe one for the road just to pass the night
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a way
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Then she came in the room and she moved across the floor
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With the look of a woman who's been through it all be fore
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Then she smiled as she spoke, and it made me rea lize
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That the time was right, and the love was in her eyes
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That the time was right, and the love was in her
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eyes
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[Verse 2]
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Then she asked and I told her that I was due in town
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Hey mama, can you tell me what's on your mind?
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Then she told me that she'd like to see me hang around
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And maybe I could take her home
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Never know what could happen when we're both
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a lone
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Now I'm back on the road and I'm running over time
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Turn a round if I could, and you know it crossed my mind
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But I know I'll be back because she made me rea lize
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That the time was right, and the love was in her eyes
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That the time was right, and the love was in her
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eyes
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