Key: G
Introduction:
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Well, I left my transportation
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sittin? on its rims.
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Hopped a Greyhound,
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left the drivin? to them.
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Told the driver my story,
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Said he see what he could do.
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And each turn of those wheels got me
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Closer to you.
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Boarded a clipper
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Docked in the bay
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Just my luck the winds were
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Calm that day
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Told the captain my story
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And he whistled up his crew
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Broke out the oars and got me
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Closer to you.
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One if by land
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Two if by sea
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One way or the other
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Keep a light on for me.
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Any means of transportation
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There ain?t nothin? I won?t do
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To reach my destination that is
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Closer to you.
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Well, I walked along the rails
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?Til I heard a whistle sound.
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Spotted an open freight car
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Ran it down.
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Told those hobos my story
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Over their stew
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And they passed the hat to get me
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Closer to you.
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Well, I hung out at the airfield
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Stowed away unseen.
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Reached mid-flight and then I
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Walked out on the wing
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Told the pilot my story
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And he handed me his ?chute.
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And the faster I fell got me
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Closer to you.
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And I?d walk a million miles
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Til I wore out my shoes
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Then I crawl on hands and knees
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Just to be. Just to be
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Closer to you