Marie

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[Verse 1]

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I stood in line and I left my name
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took about six hours or so
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Well, the man just grinned like it was all a game
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said they'd let me know
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I put in my time till the Pocono line
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shut down two years ago
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I was staying at the mission till I met Marie
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now I can't stay there no more


[Verse 2]

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Fella 'cross town said he's lookin' for a man
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to move some old cars around
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maybe me and Marie could find a burned-out van
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and do a little settlin' down
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Aw, but I'm just dreamin', I ain't got no ride
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and the junkyard's a pretty good ways
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that job's about a half week old besides
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it'd be gone now anyway

[Verse 3]

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Unemployment said I got no more checks
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and they showed me to the hall
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my brother died in Georgia some time ago
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I got no one left to call
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Summer wasn't bad below the bridge
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a little short on food that's all
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Now I gotta get Marie some kind of coat
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we're headed down into fall

[Verse 4]

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I used to play the mouth harp pretty good
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hustled up a little dough
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but I got drunk and I woke up rolled
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a couple of months ago
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they got my harp and they got my dollar
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them low life so and so's
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harps cost money and I ain't got it
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it's my own fault I suppose


[Verse 5]

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The Pocono's down but the Chesapeak's runnin'
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two freights everyday
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if it was just me I'd be headed south

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but Marie can't catch no train
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She's got some pain and she thinks it's a baby,
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says we gotta wait and see
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in my heart I know it's a little boy
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hope he don't end up like me


[Verse 6]

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Well, the man's still grinnin' says he lost my file
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I gotta stand in line again
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I want to kill him but I just say no
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I had enough of that line my friend
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I head back to the bridge, its getting kinda cold
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I'm feelin' too low down to lie
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I guess I'll just tell Marie the truth
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hope she don't break down and cry


[Verse 7]

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Marie she didn't wake up this morning
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she didn't even try
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she just rolled over and went to heaven
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my little boy safe inside
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I laid them in the sun where somebody'd find them
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caught a Chesapeak on the fly

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Marie will know I'm headed south
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so's to meet me by and by

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Marie will know I'm headed south
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so's to meet me by and by

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