| Dad’s old faded trouser and mama’s old crept dress
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| They’re not much in the passions now they can’t afford the best
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| I know they feel neglected and sometimes in the way
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| Because the last time I was home I heard my mama say
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| Well you kids have all got married off now and left us by ourselves
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| My we didn’t know what lonesome was until the last one of you’ve left
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| You’ve all got families of your own that all your friends did mar
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| And now that we’ve seen our dreams come true tomorrow we’ll retire
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| We still have the old homeplace we paid it off last year
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| And we don’t owe a soul a dime now everything is clear
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| So we’ll just relive our younger days and sit here by the fire
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| And if we both live through the night tomorrow we’ll retire
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| Why we’ve seen the rainstorms flood our fields and wash our crops away
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| And then the droughts would come to follow this and last for days and days
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| Why the point of me is work in the fields when that old sun was hot as fire
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| But that’s all in the furthest past now tomorrow we’ll retire
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| In health we’ve both been lucky but now we’re gettin' kinda great
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| Our pension starts tomorrow it’s just enough to our way
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| And we’ve lived to see you kids grow up and that’s been our heart’s desire
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| And if the world would end tonight tomorrow we’ll retire so tomorrow we’ll
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| retire |