Private Malone

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I was just out of the service 
thumbin' through the classifieds

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When an ad that said "Old Chevy" 
somehow caught my eye

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The lady didn't know the year or 
even if it ran

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But I had that thousand dollars in
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 my hand


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It was way back in the corner of 
this old ramshackle barn

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With thirty years of dust and dirt 
on that green army tarp

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And when I pulled the cover off, it
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 took away my breath

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What she called a Chevy was a 
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Sixty-Six Corvette

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And I felt a little guilty as I 
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counted out the bills

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What a thrill I got when I sat 
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behind the wheel

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I opened up the glove box and that's
 when I found the note

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The date was Nineteen Sixty-Six and
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 this is what he wrote
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He said my name is Private Andrew
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 Malone

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And if you?re reading this then I 
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didn't make it home

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But for every dream that's 
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shattered, another one comes true

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This car was once a dream of mine, 
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now it belongs to you

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And though you may take her and 
             B
make her your own

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You'll always be riding with 
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Private Malone



Well, it didn't take me long at all,
 I had her runnin' good
I loved to hear those horses thunder
 underneath her hood
I had her shinin' like a diamond and
 I'd put the rag top down
All the pretty girls would stop and 
stare as I drove her through town
The buttons on the radio didn't seem
 to work quite right
But it picked up that oldies show 
especially late at night
I'd get the feelin' sometimes if I 
turned real quick I'd see
A soldier riding shotgun in the seat
 right next to me


Chorus 2:
It was a young man named Private 
Andrew Malone
Who fought for his country and never
 made it home
But for every dream that shatters, 
another one comes true
This car was once a dream of his 
back when it was new
And he told me to take her and make 
her my own
And I was proud to be riding with 
Private Malone


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One night it was raining hard, I 
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took a curb to fast

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And I still don't remember much 
  A               B
about that fiery crash

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Someone said they thought they saw a
 soldier pull me out

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They didn't get his name but I 
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know without a doubt



Chorus 3:
It was a young man named Private 
Andrew Malone
Who fought for his country and never
 made it home
But for every dream that shatters, 
another one comes true
This car was once a dream of his 
back when it was new
And I know I wouldn't be here if he 
hadn't tagged along
Yeah, that night I was riding with 
Private Malone

Oh thank god I was riding with 
Private Malone
Private Malone