I'm walkin' home tonight
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The streets are glowing 'neath the pale moonlight
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I look around, there's not a soul in sight
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and I'm walkin' home
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Once again I hear my mother's voice
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and all us kids making a bunch of noise
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If I'm not careful I might start to cry
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Just walkin' home tonight
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I turn my head and hear the screen door slam
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and there he is, that tall and dark-haired man
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He looks my way but all alone he stands
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and I am walkin' home
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He's my Dad, you know I was his girl
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He taught me all he knew about this world
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and then he traveled right on out of sight
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and I'm just walkin' home tonight
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I'm walkin' home tonight
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The streets are glowing 'neath the pale moonlight
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I look around, there's not a soul in sight
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and I am walkin' home
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Old worn-out couches and a bunch of kids
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Four to a bedroom and all Mom's plates were chipped
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but I never knew about the things I missed
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and I'm walkin' home
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You see, it's just the place where I come from
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and, good or bad, it's where the deal was done
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Mom and Dad, their daughters and their sons
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and I'm just walkin' home tonight
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I'm walkin' home tonight
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The streets are glowing 'neath the pale moonlight
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I look around, there's not a soul in sight
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and I'm walkin' home
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Once again I hear my mother's voice
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and all us kids making a bunch of noise
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If I'm not careful I might start to cry
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Just walkin' home tonight
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Walkin' Home
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Iris Dement |