Rockaway The Days - Bruce Springsteen
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Billy got out of prison but he wasn't right
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Some like to drink or gamble, Billy liked to fight
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He tracked back to his home state of Maryland
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Went to his mom's mobile home where she took him in, alright
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Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights
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Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light
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I ain't lookin' for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight
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Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights
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Well at a picnic one Sunday Billy met Mary Dove
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Mary looked at Billy, Billy fell in love
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Billy swore to Mary he'd always love her so
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They were married in the valley where the river flows, alright
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Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights
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Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light
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I ain't lookin' for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight
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Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights
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At a roadside bar Billy argued with a young man
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And he settled that argument with a razor in his hand
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With blood on his shirt back to Mary he did run
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She sighed "Billy, oh Billy, what have you done?"
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He ran to his ma's trailer but the lights were dim
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He pounded on the door, she wouldn't let him in
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Up the road to a neighbor's house he drew near
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They said "Billy go away, we don't want no trouble 'round here"
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Billy stole a car and headed out on the road
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Pocketful of pills and his brain on overload
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Seen some lights in his rearview mirror, panicked and gave her the gun
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Wrapped himself 'round a telephone pole way out on 101
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Well Billy got cut out by the highway patrol
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Just lay there with the cars passing on slow
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Sheriff told Billy's ma that Billy died
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She buried his body by the riverside, alright
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Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights
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Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light
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I ain't lookin' for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight
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Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights
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Well rich man want the power and the seat on the top
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Poor man want the money that the rich man got
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Honey tonight I'm feeling so tired and unsure
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Come on in Mary, shut the light, close the door
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Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights
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Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light
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I ain't lookin' for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight
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Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights
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(Thanks to Peter Knieriem)
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