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MAMA LOCKED THE DOOR LAST NIGHT 
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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALL OF HER YEARS 
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I SAID MAMA YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME 
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SHE SAID THINGS AIN’T LIKE THEY USE TO BE ROUND HERE  G|--7-14-12-11--| 
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YOU JUST WOULDN’T BELIEVE IT, KIDS GROWING UP WITHOUT JESUS 
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A GOOD THING YOUR DADDY AIN’T HERE TO SEE THIS NOW 
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THEY STAY HIGHER THAN THE WATER TOWER 
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IN THIS 35 MILE AN HOUR TOWN      G|--7-14-12-11---7-14-12-11--| 

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SHE SAID IT AIN’T THE DRUGS, IT AIN’T THE BOOZE 
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I’VE HAD A BACK ROAD BUZZ OR TWO MYSELF 
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IT SEEMS LIKE HEAVEN IS SLIPPING FURTHER AWAY 
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THE DEVIL AIN’T GOT FAR TO GO WHEN THEY RAISE HELL 

WE USE TO BURN A HOLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT 

SMOKING A STOLEN MARLBORO LIGHT 
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AND ON A GOOD NIGHT MIGHT KILL A 5TH OF CROWN 
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BUT NOW THERE’S A LOWER HIGHER POWER 
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IN THIS 35 MILE AN HOUR TOWN 

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OH WE CAN’T BLAME THE BABIES FOR GROWING UP LAZY 
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AND CRAZY IT AIN’T THEM THAT LET THEM DOWN 
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IF THEY AIN’T STEALING, THEY’RE SUING 
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WHY WORK WHEN WE’LL GIVE IT TO EM 
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IT’S RIGHT THERE IN THE BIBLE 
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THAT WE DON’T PUT OUT 
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SPARE THE RIDE AND YOU’LL SOUR 
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A 35 MILE AN HOUR TOWN             G|--7-14-12-11---7-14-12-11--| 

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THE YES MAM’S GONE AND THE PLEASE IS TOO 
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IT’S OUT THE DOOR WITH THE THANK YOU IN THE EVENING 
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YOU DON’T SEE A FRONT YARD FOOTBALL GAME 
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THE NEIGHBOR KIDS HAVE DONE AWAY WITH THE SHIRTS AND SKINS 


NO ONE HITS THE FRONT PORCH LIGHTS 

TO GET THEIR KIDS TO COME INSIDE 
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CAUSE THE STREETS AIN’T SAFE FOR A BIKE TO RIDE DOWN 
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SINCE THEY PLANTED A PROWLER 
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IN THIS 35  MILE AN HOUR TOWN 

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NO THEY’RE GOING NOWHERE FAST TONIGHT 
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NO MATTER HOW FAST THEY DRIVE 
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THIS 35 MILE AN HOUR TOWN