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She said, "California," as a tear fell down her cheek
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"Small town Missouri just ain't the life for me."
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Waved goodbye to mom and dad, and all her friends
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In that '97 Mustang, that we both lost it in
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I can't recall the day I'd finally had enough
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Chasing my father's dream instead of growing up
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Turned in that uniform before I ever played a game
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With a junior college scholarship in a white trash town upstate
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You never know which way the road is gonna go when it bends
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And all I know is what I'd give today to feel that way again, yeah
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I made the most of no degree here selling cars
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On the westside of St. Louis where most the rich folks are
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From time to time I hear about some star you met
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And just how close you've come but haven't made it yet
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It gets me thinking 'bout the way it was and all we could have been
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Wondering if you ever wish that you could feel that way again, oh, and feel that
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again
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You never know which way the road is gonna go when it bends
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And all I know is what I'd give today to feel that way again
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I cannot lie sometimes when I come back to town
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I head out to the river and roll the windows down
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Listen to that Mississippi running through the night
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Let it wash away the years and bring you back here by my side
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Let it wash away the years and bring you back here by my side, yeah
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Feel that way again fade out
