Tommy Jackson

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It didn't matter Tommy Jackson 
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was running free
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Cause the man he killed never 
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mattered much to me
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There’s talk in our town about 
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where Tommy might run
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Wondered if it mattered, he has used
 my gun ss
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80 Miles East of the line down on 
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my grand daddy's farm-i
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He laid low just for the night 
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and he slept there in our barn
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I watched him steal our Ford and 
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drive away in the sun
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18 Years of getting older now a 
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dead man on the run


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Isn't love a funny thing with a 
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pistol in your hand
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Close you eyes and bow your head 
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to pray if you can
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Well you sealed your fate when you
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 picked up that shotgun
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18 Years of getting older now a 
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dead man on the run, on the run


For 15 days Tommy kept his 
conscience between the lines
His ex-wife and a cold jail cell 
were always on his mind
He ran out of cash at an east-bound 
truck stop
But he found work there at Fritz's 
muffler shop
Fritz was a good man and Pamela was 
his wife
2 kids a nice home and on the 
surface a good life
But drunk on Whisky Pam and Tommy 
had some fun
18 Years of getting older now a dead
 man on the run

Chorus

Now every Sunday morning she goes 
down to the place where he lays
She tells Tommy how she never wanted
 things this way
Rest in Peace Tommy Jackson 1981
18 Years of getting older now a dead
 man on the run