In this dusty little railroad town
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Smack in the heart of the bible belt
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Where nothing ever changes
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While nothing remains the same
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When first I saw the raven
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Lean against the wind
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I said who's the girl
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With the tattoo on her skin
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I followed her home
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She lives down by the water
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My friend Teddy told me
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She's the Frenchman's daughter
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On this day of reckoning
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I'm riding shotgun with you
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Tangled twisted strands of love
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Hanging from above
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Chorus:
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I'm burnin for you
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Burnin for you
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We were first time lovers
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In a secret rendezvous
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Burnin, burnin
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Burnin for you
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When I come knocking on her front door
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The neighbour said she don't live there no more
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Well she moved from the country
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down to the city
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Where the scene was dark
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And the street was gritty
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In the hustle and bustle and all the commotion
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She got addicted to the locomotion
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On this day of reckoning
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By the old wooden bridge
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I wait for you
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Tangled twisted strands of love
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Hanging from above
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Chorus
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I remember the smell of the burning leaves
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And we were making love
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She was like a young Georgia O'Keefe
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From another time
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In an old abandoned railroad shack
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On should never go
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Where anything can happen
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When the zephyr blows
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On this day of reckoning
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I'm calling to you
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Tangled twisted strands of love
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Hanging from above
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Chorus
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The phone rings she said
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I can't tell you where I'm calling from
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Cause my papa's on the lam
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For something shady that he's done
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There hangs a tale of love
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For the first time
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For the first time
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Day of Reckoning (Burnin For You)
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The Band |