I got in my Mercury and I drove out West pedal to the metal, put my luck to the test baby, sweet baby.

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Cuz I'm here, and you're there. All alone.

Cuz I'm here, and you're there. All alone.

When you need me, and I need you just the same, All our problems seem....

When you need me, and I need you just the same, All our problems seem....

Dusty small towns and big families. Cooling my memory like a summer rain. Cold well...

Dusty small towns and big families. Cooling my memory like a summer rain. Cold well...

I had it all right at home snd the memories call. Calling me home. Bet...

I had it all right at home snd the memories call. Calling me home. Bet...

Come to my world and witness the way things have changed. 'Cause I finally did...

Come to my world and witness the way things have changed. 'Cause I finally did...

You better think 'bout healin' yourself, child. Heal yourself.

You better think 'bout healin' yourself, child. Heal yourself.

Traced the scent through the gloom 'til I found these purple flowers. I was spent,...

Traced the scent through the gloom 'til I found these purple flowers. I was spent,...

With the distance. From what we solidified, I can see things. That before I tried...

With the distance. From what we solidified, I can see things. That before I tried...

Lavender, lotus, blossoms too, why does the dirt and the flowers last for you? Baby,...

Lavender, lotus, blossoms too, why does the dirt and the flowers last for you? Baby,...

Oh, Mama said, Girl, you better learn how to pray. Oh, you got a soul,...

Oh, Mama said, Girl, you better learn how to pray. Oh, you got a soul,...

Too many a trials I have known. Tryin' to give my children a happy home.

Too many a trials I have known. Tryin' to give my children a happy home.

Warm skies, the stars are listening. Country night sings her song. Fireflies light the distance....

Warm skies, the stars are listening. Country night sings her song. Fireflies light the distance....

Take everything that you gave. When things were nice. Fake everything. If it makes you...

Take everything that you gave. When things were nice. Fake everything. If it makes you...

You don't want nobody else to hear it. You think somebody's gonna steal it.

You don't want nobody else to hear it. You think somebody's gonna steal it.

You are the true believer, Embrace your purity. Say the race deceivers Took your dignity.

You are the true believer, Embrace your purity. Say the race deceivers Took your dignity.

Tangerines and persimmons and sugar cane, Grapes of honeydew melon. Enough fit for a queen.

Tangerines and persimmons and sugar cane, Grapes of honeydew melon. Enough fit for a queen.

Baby, see how I been livin'. Velvet curtains on the windows too. Keep the bright...

Baby, see how I been livin'. Velvet curtains on the windows too. Keep the bright...

Oh, it was a cold February morn. East Texas baby girl was born. I pray...

Oh, it was a cold February morn. East Texas baby girl was born. I pray...

Daddy's gone now but it means a lot to me. Taking the rusty for a...

Daddy's gone now but it means a lot to me. Taking the rusty for a...

Baby, remember all the things that we did when we slept together and the blue...

Baby, remember all the things that we did when we slept together and the blue...