A Few Good Rides Away

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I was sittin' in a truckstop, 
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Watchin' tumbleweeds roll by. 

Tryin' to read the menu, 
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When the waitress caught my eye. 
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 She pulled a pencil from her hair,  
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And leaned across the bar.   
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I did my best not to stare, 
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But man, she made it hard. 



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I asked that trucker next to me,  
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Hey, what looks good today? 
       
He said I know what's on your mind, 
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And boy, there ain't no way. 
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 Get yourself some apple pie, 
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And something cool to drink. 
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I know you want the special,  
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And I like the way you think. 



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But you can't have the waitress, 
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Boy, everybody's tried. 
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There's a cowboy down in Abilene, 
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Who keeps her satisfied. 
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They got a hundred acre dream  
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That's gettin' closer every day. 
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Just a few more plates of ham and eggs, 
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And a few good rides away. 



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Hard times hit West Texas, 
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Damn near everything's for sale. 
               
But there's some things we hold sacred,  
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When everything else fails.  
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 When we're down to nothing, 
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Out here, everybody shares. 
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Most of us have lost our dreams,  
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So we bought into theirs. 



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I've seen her walk a hundred miles, 
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Up and down this floor. 
  
I've never seen her fail to smile, 
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When he limps through that door. 
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 So when you're done, you leave a tip, 
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And make it nice and fat. 
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And feel lucky you can own a piece, 
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Of something like that. 



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But you can't have the waitress, 
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Boy, everybody's tried. 
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There's a cowboy down in Abilene, 
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Who keeps her satisfied. 
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They got a hundred acre dream  
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That's gettin' closer every day. 
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Just a few more plates of ham and eggs, 
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And a few good rides away. 


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No you can't have the waitress, 
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Boy, everybody's tried. 
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There's a cowboy down in Abilene, 
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Who keeps her satisfied. 
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They got a hundred acre dream  
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That's gettin' closer every day. 
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Just a few more plates of ham and eggs, 
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And a few good rides away. 
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Just a few more plates of ham and eggs, 
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And a few good rides away. 


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