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A little wind and we’d lose the lights,

But nobody cared, it just seemed right.

Life was cozy and all was fine,

In that big old house, near the silver mine.

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4. We’d go to the mine and sneak up close

To watch the train fill up with loads,

And wonder which nugget of shiny silver

Would become a ring for some girl’s finger.

The future was bright and life was fine

In that big old house near the silver mine.

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5. There was always kin and pickers too,

From daddy’s band, playing country and blues,

They’d clear a table to be a stage,

And get me up to sing and play.

Life was good and all was fine

In the big old house near the silver mine.

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6. My sis was born there and I was too.

And grandpa passed at eighty-two,

Asleep upstairs ’neath grandma’s quilt.

in the house that he himself had built

To give his family a place real fine,

That big old house, near the silver mine.

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The Truth About Men

1. Listen up, sonny boy, I’ve got some shocking news.

We girls, we got some problems, sure, we sometimes get the blues.

We get a little crazy, we fall head over heels.

We live to shop and drive for miles just for a good deal.

2. But one thing you can count on, we tell it to you straight.

I’m overdrawn, I’m leaving you, I’ll be two hours late.

Maybe it’s from playing cards, but you guys sure do bluff.

Don’t you know that commandment: Thou shalt not make stuff up?

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Men lie … [Clap hands five times] Men lie …

Last time that I looked, one and one do not make three,

If that’s your kind of math, it’s not good enough for me.

Men lie … [Clap hands five times] Men lie.

3. You’ll call me in the morning, you’ll be back home by eight.

You’re gonna have just one more beer, my mom and dad are great.

You’ve never touched a single joint, you swear you sent that text.

You just need to cuddle, the last thing you want is sex.

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4. You boys’re cute, you take us out, you can make us laugh,

And nine times out of ten, you’re just big pussy-cats.

No, I can’t deny that most of you are fun.

You just got to work on, problem number one.

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5. I found a note from Stephanie. You said you dated her.

But it was years and years ago, the time was just a blur.

So I called her up and chatted about you and her, of course,

When were you going to tell me, you never got divorced?

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Then, fading out:

You fib … you prevaricate … you tell tall tales … you fabricate.

It must be something in your genes … or in your jeans.

Men lie …

[Clap hands five times]

Men lie …

Another Day Without You

1. I see you on the street, holding someone else’s hand.

She’s acting like she owns you—and that’s more than I can stand.

I know that you’re unhappy. I see it in your eyes.

It’s clear that you don’t love her, that you’re living in a lie.

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And it’s another day without you … Oh, such lonely time.

But in just a little while … I’m going to make you mine.

2. Ever since we met, I’m twice the girl I was.

Nothing keeps me going the way your smile does.

We have our time together but it’s really not the same.

The thought you share a bed with her is driving me insane….

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3. I’ll steal you away, I will steal you for good.

I’ll never have to share you; we’ll live the way we should.

It won’t be too much longer until I set you free.

Then I’ll never let you go, I’ll keep you close to me.

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Repeat Chorus.

My Red Cadillac

1. One Saturday a while ago, I went out for the night.

The music, it was playing loud, everything seemed right.

You smiled my way across the room and moved up really near.

We talked and laughed and then you said, “Hey, let’s get out of here.”

2. We walked outside and found my car. I sped into the street.

The night was really perfect, till I saw you weren’t too pleased.

“What’s wrong?” I asked, slowing down, before we got too far.

You said, “Just wondering if you ever thought ’bout getting a new car?”

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She gets gallons to the mile, not the other way round,

And the tailpipe, it really makes a pretty nasty sound,

The heater hardly works at all and forget about the air.

Duct tape’s been involved in most of her repairs.

But she’s big and fast and solid and I know I can depend

On her to always be there … unlike a lot of men.

She’s my red Cadillac … my red Cadillac.

She gets me where I’m going, and she always gets me back.

I love her like a sister, she’s my red Cadillac.

3. This Caddie’s got a history that goes back lots of years.

My daddy gave her to me as soon as I could steer.

She’s the one who’s moved me to a half a dozen states

And come with me to weddings and funerals and dates.

4. She hasn’t got a GPS, the windshield’s none too clear.

There’s no pine tree freshener hanging from the mirror.

I don’t reserve my Sundays to polish, wax and clean.

She’s a wash and wear gal—an awful lot like me.

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5. This Caddie is America, made for fast and far,

I feel a patriotic spirit when I’m driving in this car.

We’ve been from north to south, from sea to shining sea.

She’s part of that tradition that made this country free.

6. That Saturday a while go, if you’re wondering how it went,

I pulled up to the curb, turned to that boy and said,

“So long, friend, I think you better hitch a ride on back.

There’s no better judge of men than this here Cadillac.”

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