Key: C
Introduction:
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Lite another cigarette, turn the radio up
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Pour a little Jack Danials in your coffee cup
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Pull that cap down over your eyes, park your ass there in the sand
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And next time you go fishing leave them worms in the can
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My brother taught me a lesson at that old fishing hole
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When I didn&rsquo t see any fish twitching on his pole
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I was pulling &lsquo em in right and left, throwing them in the can
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He looked at me and grinned and said you just don&rsquo t understand
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He said sometimes life is hard but you do the best you can
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Putting food on the table and trying to be a man
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You raise the kids the best you can until they&rsquo re finally grown
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Then one day they take off and they leave you all alone
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Lite another cigarette, turn the radio up
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Pour a little Jack Danials in your coffee cup
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Pull that cap down over your eyes, park your ass there in the sand
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And next time you go fishing leave them worms in the can
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So when that point comes in life, what are you gonna do
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Keep right on working, or maybe try something new
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Just have a cold beer, or take your wife out to the show
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Or just listen to Ernie Harwell on that Tiger radio
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Sometimes you gotta stop wondering what life is all about
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You gotta let things go and just let it all hang out
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When life gets complicated and needs another look
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Try going fishing with no bait on the hook
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Lite another cigarette, turn the radio up
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Pour a little Jack Danials in your coffee cup
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Pull that cap down over your eyes, park your ass there in the sand
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And next time you go fishing leave them worms in the can
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He said the secrets if life can&rsquo t be found in a book
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But they&rsquo re easy to find if you just know where to look
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Go out to the lake and sit down in the sand
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And next time you go fishing leave them worms in the can
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Lite another cigarette, turn the radio up
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Pour a little Jack Danials in your coffee cup
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Pull that cap down over your eyes, park your ass there in the sand
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And next time you go fishing leave them worms in the can
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And next time you go fishing leave them worms in the can