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Mat Kearney
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Rochester
I was born in Rochester To a book making man Had a fake cigar shop With the games on in the back
See them coming and going Letting it ride on thoroughbreds The police chief and Tom Hall Wondering what was the spread
Carried rich mans bag through brier Trying to chase down a little white ball I learned that any soft place Wasn't good for me at all
Daddy'd come home fired up Looking for some sort of release He'd beat the hell out of Timmy And Timmy'd beat the hell out of me
I would hop the fence out to those government fields Run till there was nothing more to feel Lying there watching planes just disappear Knowing one day I'm gonna fly on out of here
Well, that same police chief came knocking My first freshman day Put my daddy in handcuffs Sayin' his picture on the front page
Took everyone of his suits And all my dignity Walk the halls of a London court Waiting for any punk to set me free
I would hop the fence out to those government fields Run till there was nothing more to feel Lying there watching planes just disappear Knowing one day I'm gonna fly on out of here Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com
Well, I got the call to Vietnam Just like everyone else I knew So scared of the hand grenades Threw them farther then any other troop
Came home like an iron fist And Timmy tried to take my keys Ripped open his front pocket That was the last time he touched me
Moved to an island out west Up to Breckenridge Met a mermaid on a glass boat And she promised me some kids
Bought a house in Oregon Where you could touch both of the walls Had a son named Benjamin And I was so scared of it all
Benjamin walked in the front room Where I was cutting up my hash Looked into those deep blue eyes Wondering why I'd been so mad
Flushed a quarter pound down the drain Praying for the mercy to confess Trying to rip the boy from Rochester Right out of my chest
We're gonna walk right out into those heavenly fields Run like there was no more time to steal My three boys and the grace of God revealed Knowing one day you're gonna take me out of here Knowing one day you're gonna take me out of here
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