Holding My Own

	  		


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Always been a fighter, scrapper, and a clawer 
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Used up some luck and lawyers 
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Like Huck from Tom Sawyer jumped on my raft 
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And shoved off chasing my dreams 

Reeling in big fishes 
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I had some hits, a few big misses 
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I gave 'em hell and got a few stitches 
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And these days, I show off my scars 

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With one arm around my baby 
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And one arm around my boys 
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A heart that's still pretty crazy 
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And a head that hates the noise 
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If the world comes knocking 
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Tell 'em I'm not home 
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I'm finally holdin' my own 

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I've burned up the fast lane 
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Dodging drugs and divorce 
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If I'm proof of anything 
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God sure loves Troubadours 
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Sometimes, late at night 
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I miss the smoke and neon 
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Sneak out of bed, grab a six-string 
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Play what's still turnin' me on 
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Like that tight old-time rock and roll 
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Or that right-down-home country gold 
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I miss blues and soul 
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But not more than I miss being home 

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With one arm around my baby 
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And one arm around my boys 
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A heart that's still pretty crazy 
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And a head that hates the noise 
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If the world comes knocking 
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Tell 'em I'm not home 
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I'm finally holdin' my own 

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         'Til I run out of time 
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          I'm gonna spend the rest of miiiiine 

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With one arm around my baby 
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And one arm around my boys 
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A heart that's still pretty crazy 
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And a head that hates the noise 
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If the world comes knocking 
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Tell 'em I'm not home 
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I'm finally holdin' my own 

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And when my time on Earth is done 
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I hope they write it on my stone 
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I lived, loved, and died holdin' my own 
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I lived, loved, and died holdin' my own