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[Verse 1]
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Norma it ain't no use
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Your little boy is outta control
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He's got a burning fuse
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He's got a broken circuit
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Started out way back when
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You took him to his first rodeo
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Those little eyes lit up
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That little heart was sealed in stone
[Verse 2]
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Mother just let him go
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You can't stop the rain from falling
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He's gonna ride that colt
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And one of them's gonna end up broken
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Lordy what a price to pay
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All that work for all that trouble
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Before you accept your fate
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Love the man or walk away
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Oh yeah-yeah
[Chorus]
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Whatcha gonna be when you grow up?
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Where you gonna be when the sun goes down?
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Will you ever quit when you've had enough?
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Oh, oh, oh, oh
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How in the world will you find your way
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When the lovin' is good, but the lovin' won't pay?
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Where you gonna go when the lights die out
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And the dust has settled doo...ooo...oown?
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Settle doo...ooo..oown
[Verse 3]
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Papa couldn't understand
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Why he had to leave the station
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Taught him how to work the land
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"Boy your dreams ain't worth the chasin"
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And up until the day he died
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The bridle could not ease his sorrow
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Cursed his passion and cursed his pride
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These are the final words he cried, oohh...
[Chorus]
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Whatcha gonna be when you grow up?
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Where you gonna be when the sun goes down?
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Will you ever quit when you've had enough?
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Oh, oh, oh, oh
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How in the world will you find your way
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When the lovin' is good, but the lovin' won't pay?
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Where you gonna go when the lights die out
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And the dust has settled doo...ooo...oown?
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Settle doo...ooo..oown, Oh, oh
[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
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Whatcha gonna be when you grow up?
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Where you gonna be when the sun goes down?
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Will you ever quit when you've had enough?
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Oh, oh, oh, oh
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How in the world will you find your way
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When the lovin' is good, but the lovin' won't pay?
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Where you gonna go when the lights die out
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And the dust has settled...
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Whatcha gonna be when you grow up?
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Where you gonna be when the sun goes down?
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Will you ever quit when you've had enough?
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Oh, oh, oh, oh
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How in the world will you find your way
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When the lovin' is good, but the lovin' won't pay?
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Where you gonna go when the lights die out
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And the dust has settled doo...ooo...oown?
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Settle doo...ooo..oown,
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Settle doo...ooo..oown,
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Settle doo...ooo..oown,
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