| «There's a black girl singin' in the morning before church
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| cause she wants things just right
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| There’s a white boy holdin' his head
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| cause he stayed out too late last night
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| At the same time Mamma’s yellin'
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| move your asses or I’ll leave you behind
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| The god lord don’t wait for sinners all day
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| especially sinners of your kind.
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| CHORUS:
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| The old days
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| The old ways of the drive-in picture show.
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| It’s a fact, if it was opened baby, you and me, we’d surely go.
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| The picture rolls by, soundtrack low, but we don’t see a thing.
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| Feel around in the middle of your popcorn box,
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| at the bottom is a diamond ring. |
| (yes)
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| I love you, could you, hold me tight,
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| like we’re pretending it ain’t about black or white.
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| Sun burns hot early in the morning
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| small town, best hush my mouth.
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| We’ve all got closets that we live in.
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| Down at Baker’s house
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| the right fun with the wrong one
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| that’s things we don’t talk about.
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| Hell always seems to rise to the surface
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| on that you can count.
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| CHORUS:
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| The old days
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| The old ways of the drive-in picture show
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| It’s a fact, if it was opened baby, you and me, we’d surely go
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| the picture rolls by, soundtrack low, but we don’t see a thing.
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| Feel around in the middle of your popcorn box,
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| at the bottom is a diamond ring. |
| (yes)
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| I love you, could you, hold me tight,
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| like we’re pretending it ain’t about black or white.
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| Young man makes a young man’s stand,
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| tries to stand up tall.
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| Old man from the same clan
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| bangs his head against the wall.
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| Life’s rough, it just get’s tougher
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| but that ain’t no thing, it’s always one thing
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| or another, let me tell you brother…
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| Shut your mouth boy and sing.
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| CHORUS:
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| The old days
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| The old ways of the drive-in picture show
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| It’s a fact, if it was opened baby, you and me, we’d surely go
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| the picture rolls by, soundtrack low, but we don’t see a thing.
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| Feel around in the middle of your popcorn box,
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| at the bottom is a diamond ring. |
| (yes)
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| I love you, could you, hold me tight,
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| like we’re pretending it ain’t about black or white.
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| I love you, could you, hold me tight,
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| like we’re pretending it ain’t about black or white." |