Misc Originals – Bobby Clay - Highway Prison (Guitar)

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So I’ve been on the road

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for the 23 straight days

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1800 miles and

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I done went through my pay

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This job is killing me

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there is no end in sight

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Just now in Louisiana

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my schedule is feeling tight

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I’m 15 hours over and

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3 more days behind

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The boss man is getting his

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It’s about time Im getting mine

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Now it not my work ethic

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or the days I put in

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It’s the rowdy night time life

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and the those Johnson City sins

F
Park this cab and rig

C
for and hour or two

G
I’ll be on the road again

Am
just as soon as I’m through

F
Ive been in this peterbilt

C
pushing heavy loads

G
across a highway prison

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from coast to coast

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I know It’s all my fault

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and those are seeds Ive sown

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But Holly's looking good

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and she deals a little blow

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Pull in to this town

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for some weed and some wine

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I just need the whites

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before I hit the state line

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smokey in the middle

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as I roll on this time

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Im sure we will meet again

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on down the concrete line

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Pedel to the medal

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cause the highway aint my home

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Try to stay sober

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but the road keeps me stoned

F
Park this cab and rig

C
for and hour or two

G
I’ll be on the road again

Am
just as soon as I’m through

F
Ive been in this peterbilt

C
pushing heavy loads

G
across a highway prison

Am
from coast to coast