Intro
 
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Verse 1
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One toke over the line, sweet Jesus, one toke over the line 
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 Sittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line 
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Waitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary 
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Hoping that the train is on time 
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Sittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line 
 
Verse 2
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Who do you love, I hope it's me 
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I've been changing,    as you can plainly see 
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   I felt the joy and I learned about the pain, and my mama said 
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If I should choose to make it part of me 
 
Chorus
G(7) 
      Would surely strike me dead, and now I'm 
 
Verse 3
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I sail away, a country mile 
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And now I'm returning,    and showing off my smile 
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I met all the girls and I loved myself a few, and to my surprise 
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Like everything else that I've been through 
 
Chorus
G(7) 
      They opened up my eyes, and now I'm 
 
Outro
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