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He was a long tall stranger from way down south

Where hed left his life behind

He had a big old gibson and a pickup truck

And shenandoah eyes

And I remember him sitting in that local bar

Where I earned my pay each night

Singing my songs to empty chairs and going home half tight

So the nights rolled by like headlights shining on a lonesome strip of tar

I kept his word of kindness close to me like a pick on my guitar

And we talked about the singers and the songs we loved

And the songs wed most forgot

In that rundown bar theyd make last call

And Id never want to stop

Chorus: cause I was living on nothing but a young girls dreams

With my cowboy boots and my old six string

Hitching my wagon to a star, dreaming of leaving those local bars

When Id get him up at closing time

For a couple of songs and a chance to shine

Like the star that he longed to be

He looked a hell of a lot like me

Well hed played a lot of places where the only wages were food and beer for free

No fancy licks but he had him a gift for the kinds of songs hed ding

But you do what you can to be a satisfied man

Just to have your piece of mind

So he gave it all up for a government job where the paychecks come on time

So now he comes to the bar to hear me play guitar

And to share a drink or two

And we sit swapping tales of where weve been and what wed rather do

Theres a wealth of dangers when youre talking to strangers

And I meet them all the time

But my heart knew better than my head when I looked into those yes

Chorus:

Well maybe Ill quit when Ive got me a kid and a place to call my own

But tonight there aint nobody there waiting up for me at home

Its a helluva way to live from day to day

Not knowing where youre bound

But the look in his eyes made me realize

I was glad for the life Id found

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