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Introduction:
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I lived on the outskirts of town
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in an eight room farmhouse, baby.
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When my brothers and
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friends were around
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there was always somethin' doin'.
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Had me a couple of
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real nice girlfriends
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stopped by to see me every
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once in a while.
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When I think back about those days
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all I can do is sit and smi-le.
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That's when a sport was a sport,
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and groovin' was groovin',
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and dancin' meant everything
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We were young and we were improvin'.
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Laughin', laughin' with our fri-ends.
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Holdin' hands meant somethin, baby.
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Outside the club. "Cherry Bomb."
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our hearts were really thumpin,
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Say, "Yeah, yeah, yeah."
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Say, "Yeah, yeah, yeah."
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Say, "Yeah, yeah, yeah."
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Say, "Yeah, yeah, yeah."