Intro
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[Verse 1]
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That backstop on the old ballfield's
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Made from grade-B Pennsylvania steel
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It's been sittin' there since 1951
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And that Shell's been on the corner
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Since Coke was glass and gas was a quarter
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And that water tower's seen ten thousand suns
[Pre-Chorus]
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You start thinkin' you can love her that long
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And fix you up a little ranch house home
[Chorus]
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Some things just keep on gettin' better with time
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That Chevrolet still tears up clay, but lost its shine
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And she'll crank that radio and sing "Strawberry Wine"
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And when you fall in love, there's a cloud of dust
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And a dream that's made of American rust
[Verse 2]
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And that diamond ring your grandpa gave
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To grandma way back in the day
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Is the one you're bound to use when you find the one
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And that church bell that they rang back then's
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The same one they'll be ringing when
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You both say that you do until life's done
[Pre-Chorus]
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And fix you up a little ranch house home
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Makin' babies 'til you have to add on and on and on, yeah
[Chorus]
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Some things just keep on gettin' better with time
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That Chevrolet still tears up clay, but lost its shine
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And she'll crank that radio and sing "Strawberry Wine"
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And when you fall in love, there's a cloud of dust
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And a dream that's made of American rust
[Bridge]
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Friday night tears, yellow school bus
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Bud light beers and blue clear skies
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Green John Deeres, ain't it just like us
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To stick around here like American rust
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Mmm, American rust
[Chorus]
A E B A
Some things just keep on gettin' better with time
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That Chevrolet still tears up clay, but lost its shine
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And she'll crank that radio and sing "Strawberry Wine"
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And when you fall in love, there's a cloud of dust
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And a dream that's made of American rust
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Mmm, American rust
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