Bill and I got married following our first born Daddy left this gas and convenience store just before he died And I was only 19 when I had my third baby Sometimes I think maybe I should have left here long ago Travellers are stopping by check their oil and their psi Gas up and away they fly moving down the line But this beat up truck and worn out shoes is always giving me the blues Billy s sucking down the booze nearly every night I ve never seen the city lights How they must shine so bright Not like this country night The sky s black as coal And its gas station mountain home Not a thing to call my own How I wish I was alone With a penny to my name Strangers say this mouintain here is beautiful beyond compare But its just a dumb ol mountain there I see it every day If I could see sunset skies over fields of green or ocean tides City skyline in the night I ll be dancing till the dawn I ve never seen the city lights How they must shine so bright Not like this country night The sky s black as coal And its gas station mountain home Not a thing to call my own How I wish I was alone With a penny to my name Bill and I got married following our first born Daddy left this gas and convenience store just before he died Maybe Bill and I someday will find a chance to get away Until then its here I ll stay wishing on a star I ve never seen the city lights How they must shine so bright Not like this country night The sky s black as coal And its gas station mountain home Not a thing to call my own How I wish I was alone With a penny to my name |
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