New Years Day

	  		verse 1 
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Black-eyed peas in a plastic bowl on New Year's Day 
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Sitting in my swingset swing to get away 
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Sissy says don't worry it'll be ok 
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So we do what we always do stay out of the way 
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Out of the way 

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Now I lay me donw to sleep 
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I pray the lord my soul to keep 


verse 2 
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Turning up the volume on the radio 
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Straining not to hear the sound I still cannot let go 
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Hoping that the fight'll take away the cold 
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Grandaddy's house is just a minute down the road 
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Just down the road 

Chorus 
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Now I lay me donw to sleep 
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I pray the lord my soul to keep 


Instrumental 
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verse 3 
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We got school tomorrow and it's past bedtime 
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Momma's coming down the hall to say goodnight 
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She can't cover up her wory, but she tries 
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I love you girls now say your prayers and close your eyes 

Chorus 
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Now I lay me down to sleep 
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I pray the lord my soul to keep 
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If I should die before I wake 
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I pray the lord my soul to take