Lyle Lovett - The Front Porch Song

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this old porch is like a big old red and white hereford bull
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standing under a mesquite tree
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out in agua dulce
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and he just keeps on playing hide and seek
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with that hot august sun
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just A – sweatin’ and A – pantin’
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cause his work is never done
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and this old porch is like a steaming , greasy plate of enchiladas
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with lots of cheese and onions
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and a guacamole salad
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and you can get’em down at the lasalle hotel
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in old downtown
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with iced tea and a waitress
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and she will smile every time
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and this old porch is the palace walk – in
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on the main street of texas
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that’s never seen the day
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of G and r and xs
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with that ’62 poster
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that’s almost faded down
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and a screen without a picture
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since giant came to town
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and this old porch is like a weathered , gray – haired
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seventy years of texas
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who’s doing all he can
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not to give in to the city
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and he always takes the rent late
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so long as i run his cattle
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and he picks me up at dinnertime
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and i listen to him rattle
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he says the brazos still runs muddy
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just like she’s run all along
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and there ain’t never been no cane to grind
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the cotton’s all but gone
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and you know this brand new chevrolet
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hell it was something back in ’60
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but now there won’t nobody listen to him
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cause they all think he’s crazy
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and this old porch is just a long time
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of waiting and forgetting
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and remembering the coming back
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and not crying about the leaving
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and remembering the falling down
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and the laughter of the curse of luck
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from all of those passerby
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who said we’d never get back up
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this old porch is just a long time
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of waiting and forgetting
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and remembering the coming back
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and not crying about the leaving
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and remembering the falling down
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and the laughter of the curse of luck
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from all of those sons – of – B * * * hes
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who said we’d never get back up