Intro : (x6)
I f it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break
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I f it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break
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E verybody saying this is a d ay only the Lord could m ake
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W ell I worked on the levee Mama both night and day
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W ell I worked on the levee Mama both night and day
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I got to the river and I thr ew my clothes aw ay
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I paid my time and now I'm as good as new
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I paid my time and now I'm as good as new
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T hey can't take me back no t unless I want them t o
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I f it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break
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I f it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break
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S ome of these people gonna strip you of all they can t ake
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I can't stop here I ain't ready to unload
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I can't stop here I ain't ready to unload
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R iches and salvation can be waiting behind the next bend in the ro ad
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I picked you up from the gutter and this is the thanks I get
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I picked you up from the gutter and this is the thanks I ge t
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Y ou say you want me to quit y a I told you no not just yet
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I look in your eyes I see nobody else but me
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I look in your eyes I see nobody other than m e
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I see all that I am and al l I hope to b e
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I f it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break
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I f it keep on rainin' the levee gonna bre ak
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S ome of these people don't k now which road to take
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W hen I'm with you I forget I was ever blue
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W hen I'm with you I forget I was ever b lue
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W ithout you there's no mea ning in anything I d o
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S ome people on the road carrying everything that they own
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S ome people on the road carrying everything that they o wn
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S ome people got barely enough skin to cover their bones
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P ut on your cat clothes Mama put on your evening dress
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P ut on your cat clothes Mama put on your evening dr ess
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A few more years of hard work t hen there'll be a thousand years of ha ppiness
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I f it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break
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I f it keep on rainin' the levee gonna bre ak
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I tried to get you to love m e but I won't repeat th at mistake
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I woke up this morning butter and eggs in my bed
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I woke up this morning butter and eggs in my bed
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I ain't got enough room to e ven raise my head
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C ome back baby say we never more will part
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C ome back baby say we never more will p art
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D on't be a stranger without a brain or heart
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I f it keep on rainin' the levee gonna break
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I f it keep on rainin' the levee gonna b reak
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S ome people still sleepin' some people are wide awa ke
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