| Well Sunday morning I heard mama pray
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| From a room I heard her say
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| «Good Lord help my son find his way»
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| «Lord he’s just a country boy»
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| «He thinks the world is great big toy»
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| And there ain’t nothin' he can’t do
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| If he wants to
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| He got himself a part time job
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| Saved his money and bought him a guitar
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| Played from sun up to sundown, hey, hey, hey
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| He don’t wanna go to school no more
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| Won’t do his household chores
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| But I must admit, the neighbors dig his sound
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| Well he’s got some big ideas
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| He’s talkin' 'bout leavin' here
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| Going to a place called New York City
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| And here’s what he told me
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| Mama, I gotta me a guitar (got a brand new thing let me go)
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| I’m on my way to New York, I wanna become a big star
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| Please let me go
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| Mama got it burnin' deep down inside (got a brand new thing let me go)
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| I wanna see my name in lights
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| Please please please don’t say no
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| Mama said, «My son, my son you’re only sixteen»
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| «I know being a star is your dream»
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| «But I think it’s time you stop all this foolin'»
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| «And get to your schoolin'»
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| Living in a state of frustration
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| Stop preachin' that education
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| 'Cause this guitar is gonna make me a king
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| Above everything else, listen
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| Diamonds from head to toe
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| First class everywhere we go
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| Just give me a chance to do my thing
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| Mama, I got a brand new thing, don’t say no
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| Let me go
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| Mama (got a burning down deep inside)
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| I got a brand new thing (I wanna see my name in lights)
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| Don’t say no (please, please, please, let me go)
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| Let me go (I can see it all now)
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| Champagne and caviar
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| A black chauffeured limousine car
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| Trips all around the world
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| And I’ll have my choice of any girl
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| People lined up as far as you can see
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| Standing in line just to see me
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| Money pilin' up to the sky
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| There ain’t nothin' that we can’t buy
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| Just have a little faith in me
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| Mama I’m sure that you will see
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| That your son and his guitar are gonna go far
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| Oh
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| Mama, I got a brand new thing, don’t say no
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| Let me go
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| Mama got a burning down deep inside
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| I wanna see my name in lights
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| (I got a brand new thing let me go)
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| Please please please let me go
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| Lord have mercy
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| Mama, I got me a guitar
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| (I got a brand new thing let me go)
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| I wanna be a big star
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| Let me go
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| Mama got a burning down deep inside
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| I wanna see my name in lights
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| (Please please please) please please please let me go |