| Caught a .22 bullet in my thight one night
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| tryin' to break up a barroom fight
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| Went home dug it out with my old Case knife
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| Broke down in a blizzard on the great divide
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| Walked twenty miles till I caught a ride
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| The Trooper said Boy it’s a wonder you’re still alive
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| I’ve rode hard luck, I been bruised and bucked
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| I been hittin' the ground then I turn it around
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| an gettin' back up
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| Now they’re layin' em off down in Kankakee
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| And there’s boards on the windows up and down the streets
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| an they’re sayin' that it’s gonna get darker before the dawn
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| But you can bet your ass I’ll keep the lights on
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| Keep my babies fed an' throw my dog a bone
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| Cuz I’m a bring it on get her done don’t run s.o.b.
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| Times are tough
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| But they ain’t got nothin' on me
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| I got a three legged dog I call Jake
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| Got the won’t back down scars on his face
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| He tussled with a bear — came in second place
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| He come’s back home every now and then
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| with some brand to scars and I have to grin
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| Ya know I’m proud to call ole Jake my friend
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| Cuz he’s known hard luck
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| He’s been bruised and bucked
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| He been hittin' the ground and he’s turnin' around
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| an gettin' back up
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| Now they’re layin' em off down in Kankakee
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| And theres boards on the windows
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| up and down the streets
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| An they’re sayin' that it’s gonna get darker before the dawn
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| But you can bet your ass I’ll keeo the lights on
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| Keep my babies fed an throw my dog a bone
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| Times are tough but they ain’t got nothin' on me
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| Yeah times are tough but they ain’t got nothin' on me |