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Introduction:
Dm
I cross the road and the leaves come down
Dm C G
I watch the car pulling out toward town
G F G
Left standing here with a sleeping child
G F G
And a wildcat prowling 'round in my yard
G7 Dm
And winter coming on
Dm
This is not country I know
Dm C G
I rent this house from people up the road
G F G
And everybody 'round here, been here a long, long time
G F G
Me, I'll be a stranger all of my life
G7 Dm
'Cause we always move on
Dm
There was a time I sang a wildcat song
Dm C G
I said there wasn't a man could ever settle me down
G F G
And when my soul got heavy, I wrapped it in velvet cloth
G F G
That was all I had to carry when times got hard
G7 Dm
But that was long ago
Dm
This child of mine is growin' up strong
Dm C G
He's got his daddy's fire and his mother's song
G F G
Me, I picked up a few hearts out along the road
G F G
And I carry them with me wherever I go
G7 Dm
Wherever we go
Dm
I cross the road and the leaves come down
Dm C G
I watch the car pulling out towards town
G F G
Left standing here with this hungry child
G F G
And a wildcat heart 23 miles out
G7 Dm
And winter coming on