(David Lee Murphy)
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I remember the night my dad stopped the car
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And got out in the rain
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Changed a blown out tire on a car
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For a family with out of state plates
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I said dad did we know those folks
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As they waved and drove out of sight
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He just smiled as he started the car
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He said son not 'til tonight
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You see the road you leave behind you
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Is another road you're gonna have to come back down
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It's just the way this big old world turns 'round
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You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime
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You gotta go back down the road you leave behind
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Stuck out on the highway one night
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Many years gone by
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Had the hood of my truck pulled up
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My ol' gas tank was dry
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Some ol' guy gettin' off on the night shift
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Pulled up to check on me
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He said I been in your shoes before son
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And it's no place to be
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You see the road you leave behind you
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Is another road you're gonna have to come back down
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It's just the way this big old world turns 'round
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You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime
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You gotta go back down the road you leave behind
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I said what do I owe you friend you could easily passed me by
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He said next time it might be me son you don't owe me a dime
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You see the road you leave behind you
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Is another road you're gonna have to come back down
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It's just the way this big old world turns 'round
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You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime
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You gotta go back down the road you leave behind
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The Road You Leave Behind
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David Lee Murphy |