A Ceiling Four Walls And A Floor

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His daddy said son you oughta quit 
dreamin'
Put your feet on the ground and your
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 future in the hands of the Lord
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But the boy said no that ain't 
enough dad
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All you got here is a ceiling' four
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 walls and a floor
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He left his home in Buckalou County
He went thumbin' and sleepin' on the
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 roadside livin' in jeans
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Along about Pittsburgh he got him a 
good job
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Bought him a brand new Malibu Chevy
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 that was part of his dreams

He met a pretty girl she was 
thinkin' of a family
He bought a lotta tapes for his 
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Malibu Chevy but he didn't want more
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And the pretty girl said boy you 
oughta slow down
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He said who needs a ceiling' four 
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walls and a floor
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He did a little drinkin' he did a 
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little gamblin'
Shot a little nine ball bet a little
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 money on the football games
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He picked up a habit he got it on 
the sidewalk
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His habit got bigger but his weekly
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 paycheck stayed the same

His daddy wrote letters but he never
 answered
The pretty girl begged him to give 
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up the habit and to work on a chain
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It was a real small gun and a real 
small robbery
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They locked him up and they traded 
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him a number for his name
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It ain't no big news it ain't no 
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big story
You didn't see it in the paper so I 
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guess we oughta put it in a song
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The boy got hooked and he couldn't 
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get unhooked

And it's happenin' somewhere now and
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 maybe that's what's wrong

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His daddy said son you oughta quit 
dreamin'
Put your feet on the ground and your
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 future in the hands of the Lord
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But the boy said no that ain't 
enough dad
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All you got here is a ceiling' four
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 walls and a floor