| Well, it’s two miles East to West
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| Only four miles North to South
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| And when you pass the only red light
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| You will see the pastor’s house
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| People look you in the eye
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| And they smile at you and wave
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| Yeah, they always take the time
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| To stop and ask you, 'How's your day?'
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| It’s hard to say goodbye
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| 'Cause baby, it’s a good life
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| 2nd Verse
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| At the high school football game
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| Is where I got my first kiss
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| I still feel the butterflies
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| I still taste it on my lips
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| And when we lost our Uncle Jake
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| Back in 1983
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| We heard Daddy upstairs weepin'
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| So we cried ourselves to sleep
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| It’s hard to say goodbye
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| 'Cause baby, it’s a good life
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| Chorus
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| Goodbye to mem’ries that I saved
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| Goodbye to all the friends I made
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| Goodbye to all the home I’ll ever know
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| Small town Jericho…(goodbye)
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| Bridge
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| And every road here looks the same
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| This ol' town won’t ever change
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| And that’s what I love the most
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| And it’s the reason I must go
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| 3rd Verse
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| I put boxes on the porch
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| Daddy puts them in the car
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| Best to get the loadin' done
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| Won’t be easy in the dark
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| 'Cause I’m leavin' after midnight
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| And if anyone asks why
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| I wanna wait 'til Mama’s sleepin'
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| 'Cause I can’t bear to see her cry
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| It’s hard to say goodbye
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| 'Cause baby, it’s a good life
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| (Repeat Chorus) |