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[Verse 1]
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I went to looking 'bout the way made Crystal's brown eyes blue
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I was there behind closed doors the night Sammy made it through
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In a pawn shop in Chicago I saw Tammy leavin' Jones
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I've seen broken streams and broken dreams that led to broken hoooooomes
[Verse 2]
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In a barroom in Toledo with a girl they call Lucille
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On a train bound for nowhere I watched the Gambler deal
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Spent the night in Detroit City, you were Gentle On My Mind
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On Country Roads so far from home, So Lonesome I Could Cryyyyy
[Chorus]
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'Cos I'm true life - country music
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Listen to my lines
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You'll see true life - country people
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They're the reason - for my rhymes
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They're the reason - for my rhymes
[Verse 3]
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I know every man in Folsom, every trucker who can't sleep
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Then a prayer for the Wino who dreamed of satin sheets
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I rode with Roy Acuff on the Wabash Cannonball
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I'm true life country music, I guess I've seen it all
[Chorus]
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'Cos I'm true life - country music
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Listen to my lines
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You'll see true life - country people
E A E
They're the reason - for my rhymes
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They're the reason - for my rhymes
[Chorus]
E A E A
'Cos I'm true life - country music
E A E
Listen to my lines
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You'll see true life - country people
E A E
They're the reason - for my rhymes
E A E A E A E
They're the reason - for my rhymes
