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Promised Land
03:00
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well I left Amarillo in a thunder storm
when he came looking for me I was out in Van Horn
topped off both my tanks and put the hammer down
ain't no way in hell I'm goin' back to that town
talk about the promised land I ain't seen it yet
they say one man's promise is another man's threat
I took I-25 north to the mother road west
drove nine hundred seventy miles before I could rest
she met me in the Amboy parking lot
we got a trailer out there she's all I've got
well the rattlesnakes they're afraid of me
and the promised land ain't what it used to be
it don't rain don't snow and the grass don't grow
I got a single wide a waterline and my baby
I got a single wide a waterline and my gal
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Hitch Hike Home
02:50
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I had to hitch hike home from the casino last night
Texas Hold'em, rockin' rollin' them dice
thought Lady Luck was gonna be my bride
I had to hitch hike home from the casino last night
i had to hitch hike home from the casino last night
I lost my truck I couldn't find my wife
when I got home we had a great big fight
I had to hitch hike home from the casino last night
I see the Camel Rock Casino, the Cities of Gold
I hear the Buffalo Thunder, man, I guess I should've stayed at home
I had to hitch hike home from the casino last night
i was blinded by the neon lights
everything's wrong nothin' ain't right
I had to hitch hike home from the casino last night
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Eleanor
03:45
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woke up in a stranger's bed looking for my pants and boots
I can see I'm in trouble again just a cheatin' fool on the loose
my mind's a spinning wheel lies are my chosen thread
she'll believe just what I say or I might as well be dead
Eleanor will you love me if I keep on drinkin'
Do you like the company that i been keepin'
Do I love you for your beauty Eleanor
or is it 'cause you own the liquor store
back home in dirty deuce nine with the swamp cooler on in the dark
piecing my story together about my night in the park
way, way out on the trail too far before the sun went down
no flashlight to guide me while the wind and the coyotes howled
I'm a stranger in my own bed wishing I had Eleanor
I can see I'm in trouble again with the slam of my front door
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Albuquerque
03:34
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you said your sister called last night she threw a punch and started a fight
you said you had to go and make her bail pick her up at the county jail
well I filled the tank and sent you off like so many times before
your tail lights fading into the night I wouldn't see you again til morning light
you said you went to Albuquerque but you smell like Old Milwaukee
next time I heard you on the phone you seemed to think you were alone
the whispers and the laughs you said it's time to take a chance
well the story that you told was as tall as it was old
all my dreams are falling from the sky I know this will be our last goodbye
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Broken Town
03:16
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I'm breaking down in broken town could use a hand ain't nobody 'round
ain't looking up 'cause I'm looking down breaking down in broken town
the dust blows in then it blows away but the broken hearts come here to stay
gonna put down roots in broken town sell my car and walk around there's a dry lake bed on the edge of town i might go there and watch the sun go down
ain't no place left to hang around the bars all closed and the train left town
I'm breaking ground in broken town you might find me six feet under ground
I can see her smile when I close my eyes coming down the stairs in her wedding gown it's been so long that I been bound for breaking down in broken town
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Three Sheets to the Wind
03:22
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we tried to stay together well it seemed that way to me
there's a pale ring on my finger where a wedding band used to be
now the jukebox plays our favorite song I'll cry and cry when I get home
I'm three sheets to the wind alone again
it makes no sense to call it the game of love
for each one is a loser when it comes undone
the only winner is the blue ribbon beer in my hand
there's a wet ring on the counter where I set my new best friend
now the jukebox plays a drinkin' song I'll stumble home and sing along
I'm three sheets to the wind alone again
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There's a dead man in the water a radio in the tub
looks like an accident unexpected heart attack
he swore to walk the line but always let her down
she went out for cigarettes and never came back
on the highway in the Desert Air Motel
there's a blood stain on the wash rag and a little bar of soap
it's time to come to Jesus calls the TV preacher man
she gave up salvation so long ago
no tomorrow forget about the past she takes off the paper
from the sanitized glass
if the Old Crow can't do it then the Wild Turkey will
she went out for cigarettes and never came back
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