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Intro: E A
Verso 1
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Darkness had us covered when we split from Minnesota in the morning, in the rain.
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Black as I was feeling and the street was slick and shiny as a snake.
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Each of us was humming to a half forgotten echo hanging over, in the brain.
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Tappin? time and thinking of the time we never had the time to take.
Verso 2
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Losin? to the rising cost of living high and lovin? hard and leavin? ever yesterday behind.
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Learnin? every bridge you cross is burning down before you?re off,
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and running like the devil just in time.
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Breakin? any ties before they bind you, takin? any comfort you can find.
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Runnin? like you?re runnin? out of time ~~~~,
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Take it all, (take it easy) ?till it?s over, understandin?,
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When you?re headin? for the border Lord, you?re bound to cross the line.
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Verso 3
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Good lookin? women every time you stumble, waitin? there to catch you where you fall.
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Getting? to you bad enough to let ?em keep you backin? up,
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?till just before your back?s against the wall.
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Breakin? any ties before they bind you, takin? any comfort you can find,
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runnin? like you?re runnin?out of time ~~~~.
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Take it all, (take it easy) ?till it?s over, understandin?,
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when you?re headin? for the border Lord, you?re bound to cross the line.
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Fade . . . . .
Written by Stephen Bruton/Donnie Fritts/Kris Kristofferson