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[Verse 1]
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I was on   my way down to Mex - ic-o
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There was trouble on the rise
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It was nothing more than I'd left    behind
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Which was much  to my surprise
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 I turned around and lit a cigarette
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Wiped the dust off of my boots
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When up ahead I saw   the crowd
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I knew it was no use
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It's been the same way for oh so long
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It looks like I'm singing the same  old song

[Verse 2]
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A fine  and fancy man was he
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Doing good things for the poor
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Giving rides  in his rocking Eighty-eight   for free
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They could not hope for more
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When it came my turn he said to me
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"Have I seen your face before?"
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I said,  "Oh no, you must be  wrong
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I'm from a distant shore"
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So if you don't mind I'll just move along but
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It looks like  I'm singing the same   old song

[Interlude]
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[Guitar Solo]
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[Verse 3]
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A Nineteen Forty movie star
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With a long forgotten name
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She was a sexy mess in her pleated dress
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Still hanging on to fame
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With forgotten lines she missed her cue
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And left a glass of wine at home
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She was singing the same song that I   was
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Could we both be wrong?
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So hand in hand we walked along,
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Each of us singin' the same old song.

[Outro]
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