95 North

 
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Well my sweet aunt said she'd leave me 
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For that southern seed 
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To build herself a new life in those 
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Florida Keys 
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And I was sittin' with my elbow dug in 
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To my Knees 
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At the edge of the bed 
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With a knife blood red 
 

 
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Aw 95 North 
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Won't you save my soul 
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And if you get it back to me 
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I'll pay you somethin bold 
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Cause I got bad remains 
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In the car I ride 
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Never had enough brain 
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Enough brain to cure my high 
 

 
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And I got one thousand miles 
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In this dirty room 
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And it's shining blue 
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And the engine's moaning through 
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And in my side is mother Mary scramin' 
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In my ear 
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And cane is comin' down 
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In a golden sphre 
 

 
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Aw 95 North 
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No I don't wanna die 
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But my wipers can't keep up with this 
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Stormin' Sky 
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And I know too well 
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I got it comin' to me 
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I'm just so tired of all that pain 
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That comes along with being free 
 

 
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And I'm stranded in Virginia 
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At a cheap motel 
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With a burden weighin' down 
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Into the depths of hell 
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And no they never told this yank about the 
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Dirty South 
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Where the family gets you first 
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Before the law can find out 
 

 
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Aw 95 North 
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Won't you keep me free 
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Because it seems in my past 
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Well it's catchin' up with me 
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Oh and I know too well 
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I should've stayed alone 
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Cause now I'm far from home 
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With only a bag full of bones 
 

 
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And I was woken in the morning to a 
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Knockin' at my door 
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Said there's two mean lookin' men waiting for you on that 
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First floor 
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So if you come down the stairs 
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When you change that lock 
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Just meet 'em in the lobby 
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I says he'd really love to talk 
 

 
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Aw 95 North 
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To your Arms I run 
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It seems this man downstairs is waiting with a 
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Loaded gun 
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Oh and I know too well 
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I been a bad bad man 
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But I do not intend to die 
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All by another man's hand 
 

 
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And so I flew down the highway with a 
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Voice in my head 
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That said there ain't no fear in dying 
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When you are better off dead 
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And on my conscience had caught up to me 
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My mind was now so clear 
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And if it's justice I'm deserving 
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Well it won't be justice that I fear 
 

 
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All 95 North 
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Won't you take my life 
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For I've been a bad man 
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For when I slayed my wife 
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And though I know I got a grave 
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That's waiting for us up in Maine 
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I highly doubt I'll make it there 
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Before I'm all so slain 
 

 
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Cause in my rear view mirror 
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Is a rusted Chevrolet 
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And it's got men in every seat 
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And out of state plates 
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And they were tailing me for hours 
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Though I tried to let them pass 
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For all my trials will be over 
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For once I'm run up outta gas 
 

 
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Aw 95 North 
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Hope I treated you well 
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It seems this truck will be behind me 
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At the Fredericksburg Shell 
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And I got four bad men 
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That'd like to take my life 
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They each got two shotty guns 
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And I got nothing but a knife 
 

 
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Aw 95 North 
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Won't you shake my hand 
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And if this rain ever stops 
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Well I will be a better man 
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And I know too well 
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I got a heart to hold 
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And Im'ma hold it near 
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And Im'ma hold it dear