Intro
 
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Verse 1
 
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Beneath the shade the hired hands are talking 
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Down the highway a lonely woman walking 
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The prisoner of a dream that she's been stuck in 
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And I'm waiting for the bus to Tampa Bay 
 
Verse 2
 
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There's a map of Osceola and his Raiders 
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Fighting off the Everglades Invaders 
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He burnt them down, he left them for the gators 
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And there's maybe something better down the road 
 
Solo
 
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Verse 3
 
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I've lost no sleep over where I'm leaving 
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Bit by bit, I slowly stop believing 
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That it was me and only me I was deceiving 
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And I'm waiting for the bus to Tampa Bay 
 
Verse 4
 
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It was a love but she never would admit it 
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It was k*lling her but she did know how to quit it 
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They say there's good work if you can get it 
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And I'm waiting for the bus to Tampa Bay 
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 Yeah, I'm waiting for the bus to Tampa Bay