Riding With 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 '66 
Corvette.
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And I felt a little guilty as I 
counted out the bills
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but what a thrill I got, when I 
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sat 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 1966 this is what he 
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wrote:

[Chorus]
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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 
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make her your own
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You'll always be rid-ing with 
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Private Malone.

[Verse 2]
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Well it didn’t take me long, I had 
her running good
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I loved to hear those horses thunder
 underneath her hood.
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I had her shining like a diamond and
 I’d put the ragtop down
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All the pretty girls would stop 
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and stare as I drove her through 
town
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The buttons on the radio didn’t seem
 to work quite right,
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But it picked up that oldies show, 
especially late at night
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Sometimes I thought that if I’d turn
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 real quick I’d see,
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A soldier riding shotgun, in the 
seat right next to me.

[Chorus]
            G       D       C 
It was a young man named Private 
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Andrew Malone
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Who fought for his country and 
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never made 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 his, 
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back when it was new
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and he told me to take her and 
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make her my own
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And I was proud to be rid-ing 
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with Private Malone

[Verse 3]
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One night it was rainin' hard and 
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I took the curve to fast
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I still don’t remember much about
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 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]
            G       D       C 
It was a young man named Private 
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Andrew Malone
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Who fought for his country and 
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never made 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 his, 
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back when it was new
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And I know I wouldn’t be here if 
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he hadn’t tagged along
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Oh, Thank-God I was rid-ing with 
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Private Malone