| I left home on a southbound train
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| One September in the pouring rain
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| A midnight flyer and a girl named Lori Rose
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| Mama said, son it won’t last
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| She’ll be gone when you’re out of cash
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| Hey mama, I need a ride back home
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| All your life you run to love
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| You give your heart then it’s not enough
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| But hey baby, that’s the way it goes
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| So Romeo in a G.T.O
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| Met Juliette at the drive-in show
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| Midnight dreaming down the Texas coast
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| We stopped to wish upon a star
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| She stole my breath, she stole my car
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| But hey baby, it’s just the way it goes
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| Every time that your heart breaks
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| You swear you won’t make the same mistakes
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| But hey baby, that’s the way it goes
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| First your money, then your clothes
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| Oh no, love ain’t cheap
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| There’s a toll booth up on Lover’s Leap
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| Sweet romance, take a chance
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| Come and dance with me
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| I’m riding out on a southbound train
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| Just a Romeo in the pouring rain
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| But hey baby, that’s the way it goes
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| First your money, then your clothes
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| Uh-huh
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| Slow down, slow down now
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| (Oh yeah)
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| Hey mom, slow down
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| (Slow down)
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| When you roll out, 'cause I’m low down now
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| (Oh yeah)
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| Said hey hey mom, slow down when you roll
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| Down
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| 'Cause I’m low down now |