Knockin On Your Screen Door

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[Verse]
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I ain’t got nobody hangin’ ’round 
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my doorstep.
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Ain’t got no loose change just 
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a-hangin’ round my jeans.
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If you see somebody, would you send
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 ’em over my way?
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I could use some help here with a 
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can of pork and beans.

[Verse]
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I once had a family, but they up 
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and left me
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with nothin’ but an 8-track, 
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another side of George Jones.
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I was in high cotton, just a 
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bangin’ on my six string,
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A-kickin’ at the trash can, 
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walkin’ skin and bones.

[Chorus]
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I can see your back porch if I 
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close my eyes now.
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I can hear the train tracks through
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 the laundry on the line.
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I’m thinkin’ it’s your business, 
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but you don’t got to answer
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I’m knockin’ on your screen door 
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in the summertime.

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[Verse]
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Everybody’s out there climbin’ on 
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the trees now,
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Swingin’ in the breeze now, hanging
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 on the vine.
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I’m dreamin’ ‘bout a sailboat. I 
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don’t need a fur coat.
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Underneath the dashboard, got some
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 sweet potato wine.

[Chorus]
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I can see your back porch if I 
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close my eyes now.
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I can hear the train tracks through
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 the laundry on the line.
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I’m thinking it’s your business, 
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but you don’t got to answer
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I’m knockin’ on your screen door 
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in the summertime.
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I’m knockin’ on your screen door 
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in the summertime.