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(Verse 1)
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It's been ten long and lonely years since
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I've been to my hometown.
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I sought fame and fortune which I finally found.
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Everyone at home they know me and say I'm a
big man.
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The hometown boy that made good, well, he's
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back home again.
(Verse 2)
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But there's a face in my memory that stands out
from all the rest.
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The face of someone special, the girl I still love
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best.
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I asked about Jeannie, mom said, she married yesterday.
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And please don't try to see her, son, it had to be
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this way.
(Verse 3)
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Then my eyes filled with tears as I turned back the
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years, to a love I once had, she was mine.
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Jeannie Norman was her name, Lord, I'd give up all
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my fame just to hold Jeannie close one more time.
(Outro)
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Just to hold Jeannie close, one more time.
