| I’m a-high steppin', high bettin'
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| Love givin', I’m a-love gettin'
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| I’m a stranger, I love stretchin' out my wheels
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| Overnightin' on the desert strip
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| Makin' time and losin' grip
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| Drivin' circles in the canyons of my mind
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| I’m an outsider lookin' in
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| I got a perfect square for a circle of friends
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| It’s the four of us against the rest of you
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| But really I am all alone
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| I’d sell 'em out to save my own
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| I told them that but they don’t buy the truth
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| I’m a-high steppin', high bettin'
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| Love givin', I’m a-love gettin'
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| I’m a stranger, I love stretchin' out my wheels
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| Overnightin' on the desert strip
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| Makin' time and losin' grip
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| Drivin' circles in the canyons of my mind
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| Well it’s warfare out there, folks
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| You’re either working for success
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| Or to be rich or, God help us, famous
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| Or you’re working against the clock just to stay afloat
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| Got your nose all scraped up from the grindstone
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| You’re digging for diamonds and only finding rhinestones
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| Meanwhile it’s August and the tax man has never heard of summer vacation
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| You’re either working on yourself or you’re lookin' after babies
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| Takin' care of your old man or your old lady
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| And the direct line to the hospital just says «Leave a message»
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| See, you can only live one day at a time
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| Only drive one hot rod at a time
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| Only say one word at a time
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| And only think one thought at a time
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| And every soul is alone when the day becomes night
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| And there in the dark if you can try to see the light
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| In the most pitch black shape of the loneliest shadow
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| Well then you ought to sleep well
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| 'Cause there’s hope for sure
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| Well I don’t know about all that being true but
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| I do know this:
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| The best beggars are choosers
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| The best winners are losers
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| The best lovers ain’t never been loved
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| And first place ain’t easy
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| The hard part is believing
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| The very last word is love
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| I’m a-high steppin', high bettin'
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| Love givin', I’m a-love gettin'
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| I’m a stranger, I love stretchin' out my wheels
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| Overnightin' on the desert strip
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| Makin' time and losin' grip
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| Drivin' circles in the canyons of my mind |