Key: E
Introduction:
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I was just out of the service thumbin' through the classifieds
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When an ad that said "Old Chevy" somehow caught my eye
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The lady didn't know the year or even if it ran
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But I had that thousand dollars in my hand
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It was way back in the corner of this old ramshackle barn
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With thirty years of dust and dirt on that green army tarp
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And when I pulled the cover off, it took away my breath
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What she called a Chevy was a Sixty-Six Corvette
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And I felt a little guilty as I counted out the bills
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What a thrill I got when I sat behind the wheel
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I opened up the glove box and that's when I found the note
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The date was Nineteen Sixty-Six and this is what he wrote
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He said my name is Private Andrew Malone
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And if you?re reading this then I didn't make it home
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But for every dream that's shattered, another one comes true
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This car was once a dream of mine, now it belongs to you
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And though you may take her and make her your own
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You'll always be riding with Private Malone
Well, it didn't take me long at all, I had her runnin' good
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One night it was raining hard, I took a curb to fast
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And I still don't remember much about that fiery crash
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Someone said they thought they saw a soldier pull me out
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They didn't get his name but I know without a doubt
It was a young man named Private Andrew Malone