| Linda works the diner pourin' coffee slingin' hash
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| She said, «I wouldn’t have come in today
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| «But I really need the cash
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| «I know I can’t fool anyone 'cause dark glasses tell no lies
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| «But make-up won’t cover up a blackened eye»
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| Oh, oh, oh no
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| «You see, Jimmy works construction now
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| «But yesterday it rained
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| «So he went down to the liquor store
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| «And by noon he felt no pain
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| «I came in an hour late then I let his supper burn
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| «Well he hit the roof hit the wall
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| «And then it was my turn»
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| He said «A man’s home is his castle
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| It always has been and so it remains»
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| «But he holds the keys in a fist of rage
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| «His home is his castle
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| «And mine is a cage
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| Someone much have heard the noise and they dialed 911
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| And the cop that showed up at the door asked,
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| «Is there a problem son?»
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| Jimmy smiled and said «No sir, just a little fight that’s all
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| Hey you know how it gets sometimes
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| When you’re layin' down the law»
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| Oh, oh, oh no
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| «So I pulled out my suitcase I started packin' up my clothes
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| «And Jimmy said 'Now Linda, where do you expect to go with those'
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| «I told him 'I have tried, but not an ounce of love survives'
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| «Well he grabbed my wrist and shouted
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| «You're not leavin' here alive»
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| She said «I'm savin' up my money and when I get the nerve I’ll run
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| «But Jim don’t give up easily so I intend to buy a gun
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| «He will never see the way he treats me is a crime
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| «Somebody oughta lock him up but I’m the one
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| «Who's done the time»
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| He said «A man’s home is his castle
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| It always has been and so it remains»
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| «But he holds the keys in a fist of rage
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| «His home is his castle
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| «And mine is a cage» |