Tom Paxton – Standing On The Edge Of Town (Guitar)

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I was born in the middle of this old town,

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About thirty-one years ago,

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I worked like a dog on the factory line,

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And tha's just about all that I know;

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Well I was doing great, never showed up late

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I did all a man could do,

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Till I found a note in my pay envelope

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Saying “That's all she wrote for you”

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And I'm standing on the edge of town,

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Gonna get chilly when the sun goes down;

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Cardboard suitcase full of my clothes,

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Where I'm headin' just the good Lord knows.

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Well they've got a machine where I used to stand,

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Just as funny lookin' as can be,

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Sayin', “Sorry boys, but you gotta go”

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That meant Jimmy and Billy and me;

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Well I guess I'm lucky cos I got no kids,

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And I'm one o' those bachelor men,

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But Jimmy's got four and Billy's got two,

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And I sure feel bad about them.

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And I'm standing on the edge of town,

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Gonna get chilly when the sun goes down;

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Cardboard suitcase full of my clothes,

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Where I'm headin' just the good Lord knows.

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Well that machine is pretty and it fast as the devil,

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But there's just one thing I see;

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You can bet the boss he didn't take no loss,

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It was Jimmy and Billy and me.

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And I'm standing on the edge of town,

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Gonna get chilly when the sun goes down;

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Cardboard suitcase full of my clothes,

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Where I'm headin' just the good Lord knows.