| Carl’s got a brand new haircut
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| Must have been the girl’s first date
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| Baby blue front quarter panel
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| On his old dark green Chevrolet
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| Probably never make the pages
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| Of People magazine
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| But you oughta see them sick kids' faces
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| When he shows up on Christmas Eve
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| Dressed like old St. Nick
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| That missin' tooth don’t matter a bit
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| But there’s a lot like him around in every town
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| They’re just family, friends, and neighbors
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| Doing what they’ve always done
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| Lovin' fathers, lovin' daughters
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| Lovin' mothers and lovin' sons
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| They gather 'round ole glory
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| 'Round the tables and the steeples
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| The beautiful people
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| The beautiful people
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| Debbie Jo, down at the diner
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| Sunny side up, burned the toast
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| Raisin' up two kids solo
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| Can’t afford no fitness coach
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| She was goin' to California
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| The year her mama got sick
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| So she hung around to do what she could
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| Had the first one and that was it
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| Then her mom passed on
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| But she still goes by the old folks home
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| Just to sit a while and bring a smile
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| They’re just family, friends, and neighbors
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| Doing what they’ve always done
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| Lovin' fathers, lovin' daughters
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| Lovin' mothers and lovin' sons
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| They gather 'round ole glory
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| 'Round the tables and the steeples
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| The beautiful people
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| The beautiful people
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| A wrinkled old man wearin' medals
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| That he earned on Omaha Beach
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| Sayin' goodbye to a grandson
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| Who was killed outside Tikrit
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| They gather 'round ole glory
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| Out behind the steeple
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| The beautiful people
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| The beautiful people
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| The beautiful people
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| Man, they’re beautiful people, yeah |