| Joey Keys wasfrom my neighborhood
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| Some would say that he was bad and Joe thought that was good
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| Joey got the name «Keys"picking locks
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| He never really robbed no one; |
| it sure amused the cops
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| Joey’s parents owned a restaurant
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| After closing time they’d give us almost anything we’d want
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| I never cared that Joey Keys was slow
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| Though he couldn’t read or write too well but we’d talk all nightlong.
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| Come on, come on, come on What you gonna do with your life?
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| Come on, come on, come on Chasing sparks in the nights
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| His old man said tomorrow is a ride that goes nowhere
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| But I’ll pull some strings, get blackbird wings
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| And break us out of there
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| Hey Joey
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| C’mon tell me 'bout your dreams
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| Tell me all the sights you’re gonna see
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| Tell me who you’re gonna be Hey Joey
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| You’re gonna kiss the girls goodnight
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| Sometimes you got to stand and fight
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| It’ll be alright
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| We’re gonna find a better life
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| See Joe was 3 years younger to the day
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| Acting like a little brother but became my ball and chain
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| I met this girl named Rhonda, she fell for me She said, «I might learn to like him but love ain’t builtfor three.»
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| Hey Joey
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| C’mon tell me 'bout your dreams
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| Tell me all the sights you’re gonna see
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| Tell me who you’re gonna be Hey Joey
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| You’re gonna kiss the girls goodnight
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| Sometimes you got to stand and fight
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| It’ll be alright
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| Hey Joey
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| News gets around in this fading neighborhood
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| He drinks more than he should
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| It’s time for Joey keys to do some good
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| Pick the lock off our lives, let’s get out of here like we alwayssaid we would
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| Hey Joey
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| C’mon tell me 'bout your dreams
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| Tell me all the sights you’re gonna see
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| Tell me who you’re gonna be Hey Joey
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| You’re gonna kiss the girls goodnight
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| Sometimes you got to stand and fight
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| It’ll be alright
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| We’re gonna find a better life
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| Find a better life
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| Find a better life
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| C’mon, c’mon, c’mon
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| Come on, come on, come on What you gonna do with your life?
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| Come on, come on, come on Chasing sparks in the nights
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| Tell the old man it’s tomorrow; |
| we’re off to find somewhere
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| I pulled some strings, got blackbird wings
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| And broke us out of here… |