| Old man Red at the store
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| Would leave a note on the door
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| It’d say ran to the house
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| Be back in a few
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| Leave your money on the counter
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| It was twenty-six cents
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| For the coke and some gum
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| Nothing ever got stole
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| You could trust everyone
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| Even out of towners
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| And football was played for the game
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| And music was made for the song
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| When daddy was a strong man
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| And momma was a blonde
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| I missed a bird with a rock
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| With my new slingshot
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| Broke a window and I was the talk of the town
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| And that was big trouble
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| There was no point ruinnin'
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| Or tryin' to lie
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| Was it worse seeing all of that shame in dad’s eyes
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| Or watching the belt get unbuckled
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| No way
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| Most everyone played by the rules
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| Right was right and wrong was wrong
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| When daddy was a strong man
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| And momma was a blonde
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| Though it’s clear as day here in my mind
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| The picture of a simpler time
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| Wish change would just leave well enough alone
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| Those days are gone now
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| When daddy was a strong man
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| And momma was a blonde
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| Now this boy on my shoulder
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| Tells all his friends
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| That I can beat up their dads
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| And his momma is the prettiest
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| Momma in the world
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| And she is
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| Yeah I thought that too
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| When I was his age
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| Don’t know how long I kept thinking that way
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| But one things for sure
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| He’ll be standing where I am one day
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| But his mind will be somwhere back on
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| When daddy was a strong man
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| And momma was a blonde
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| I missed a bird with a rock
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| With my new slingshot
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| Broke a window and I was the talk of the town
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| And that was big trouble
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| There was no point ruinnin'
|
| Or tryin' to lie
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| Was it worse seeing all of that shame in dad’s eyes
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| Or watching the belt get unbuckled
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| No way
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| Most everyone played by the rules
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| Right was right and wrong was wrong
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| When daddy was a strong man
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| And momma was a blonde
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| Though it’s clear as day here in my mind
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| The picture of a simpler time
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| Wish change would just leave well enough alone
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| Those days are gone now
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| When daddy was a strong man
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| And momma was a blonde
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| Though it’s clear as day here in my mind
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| The picture of a simpler time
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| Wish change would just leave well enough alone
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| Those days are gone now
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| When daddy was a strong man
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| And momma was a blonde
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| Tag:
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| Yeah daddy was a strong man
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| Yeah he was |