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It was Sunday mornin' I was seven years old
In the backyard playin' in a big mud hole
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I was all decked out, ready for church
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Had my brand new suit all covered in dirt
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Mama hit the ceilin', she was fit to be tied
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Talkin' 'bout how she's gonna tan my hide
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But daddy was laughin' when I changed my clothes
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Sayin' mama leave the boy alone
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'Cause if the good die young, if the good die young
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Our little boy's gonna have a lot of fun
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'Cause he's gonna live forever if the good die young
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Ten years later had a hot-rod Ford
Constable clocked me at a hundred and four
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Judge said boy you're gonna hurt yourself
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You'd a long been dead if you was anybody else
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'Cause if the good die young, yeah if the good die young
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Oh, there ain't a sentence gonna hold you son
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'Cause your gonna live forever if the good die young"
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Well I got a good heart, I wouldn't hurt a soul
But I'm gonna keep rockin' til they call that roll
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Old St. Peter's gonna have to wait
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I'm gonna go to Heaven but I might be late
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'Cause if the good die young, Lord if the good die young
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Pedal to the metal, let your motor run
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'Cause I'm gonna live forever if the good die young
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And if the good die young, Lordy if the good die young
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Take out the jams, we'll have some fun
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'Cause I'm gonna live forever if the good die young
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I'm gonna live forever if the good die young
