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Intro
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I can see the lights of Fort Worth shinin'
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Twenty-five miles to the city line
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All night long this band's been drivin'
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Thirty-five minutes 'til showtime
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Met a little girl last night in Las Vegas
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Said goodbye to my last dime
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Now I'm livin' on next week's wages
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Long as we're workin' I'm doin' fine
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Take me back to Tulsa
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Put me on the last highway
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We'll go honky tonkin'
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But pretty woman I can't stay
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And the wheels keep turnin' 'round
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Headin' for another town
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Feelin' like a man alive
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Oh let's kick it into overdrive
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Baton Rouge, D.C., Nashville, Tennessee
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Denver, Reno-Bound
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Up to Cincinnati and down to Miami
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Settin' up and breakin' down
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North and South Dakota, both the Carolina's
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Maine to New Mexico
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Missouri, Alabama, Kentucky and Nevada
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Georgia and Idaho
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I'd stay a little longer
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But tonight I'm movin' on
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Honey you know I'm a travelin' man
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And babe the race is on
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And the wheels keep turnin' 'round
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Headin' for another town
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Feelin' like a man alive
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Oh let's kick it into overdrive
Solo
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Take me back to Tulsa
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Put me on the last highway
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We'll go honky tonkin'
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But pretty woman I can't stay
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And the wheels keep turnin' 'round
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Headin' for another town
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Baby got the hammer down
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Let's have one more round tonight
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I ain't gonna start no fight
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Feelin' like a man alive
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Oh let's kick it into overdrive
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Outro
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Baton Rouge, D.C., Nashville, Tennessee
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Denver, Reno-Bound (Kick it into overdrive)
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Up to Cincinnati and down to Miami
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Settin' up and breakin' down
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Tampa, Santa Cruz, playin' those country blues
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Princeton, Illinois (...overdrive)
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Oakland, South Bend, Detroit, Michigan
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Salt Lake and back again
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Baton Rouge, D.C., Nashville, Tennessee
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Denver, Reno-Bound
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Up to Cincinnati and down to Miami
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Settin' up and breakin' down