Elmo Lincoln

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Elmo Lincoln was a friend of mine
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We used to throw papers every 
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weekday afternoon
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He was makin' some dough saving up 
for a bike
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I was layin low I was killin time 
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on those weekday afternoons
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Well, our hands got black but we 
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never got tired
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Till one day I quit and Elmo got 
fired
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We were free every weekday 
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afternoon


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We rode that bike that he'd worked 
for all year
Go down to the corner store, too 
young to want beer
But we'd buy some baseball cards, 
I'd give him my gum
Cause the shit was too hard and I 
didn't want none
It would always get dark and I'd 
make an excuse
Thinking he'd buy it But it was no 
use
the sun never set down for Elmo 
Lincoln
Not For Elmo Lincoln

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I'll never forget when old Elmo got 
stuck
Stealing caps from a kid he ran out 
of luck
We laughed at his nose but nobody 
had died
Just a little lost blood and a bit 
of bruised pride
You'd think he would quit but Elmo 
kept on
Just pissed his collection was gone
I guess I never really knew Elmo 
Lincoln
Elmo Lincoln, Elmo Lincoln, Elmo 
Lincoln

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Well, I'll never let go the day I 
awoke from a call from a friend
It'd been years since we spoke
Elmo had been killed - run down in 
the night
By a train without end, a train 
without light
You think I would cry but never I 
did
Couldn't help but smile just 
thinkin' of that kid
That I used to run with - Elmo 
Lincoln