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Introduction: A
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Well, I got a big ol' raise in pay
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Back in 1993
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I told myself right then
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We'd be going to a race in a new RV
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I went down to Jake's RV Town
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Found a dream home on wheels
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Out come a fella all dressed in plaid
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Well, he had me convinced
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It was the one I had to buy
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'til I refigured my raise in pay
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Felt I was 100,000 shy
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Well, I couldn't let my family down
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So I turned to plan B
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Buford Johnson had an old school bus
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He said he'd sell to me
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She wasn't much to look at
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But to me, she was a gem
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Perfect for the wife and kids
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And going to Watkins Glen
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Racing flags, platform top
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And a cooler just for me
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And a coat hanger antenna
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For my portable TV
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Well, we went to the track
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And I was feeling proud of our old bus
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When a great, big, brand new motorhome
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Pulled in beside of us
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Well, it was plain to see that it had all
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The luxuries of home
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An air conditioner and an indoor john
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But I didn't let that bother me
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I had more than I'd ever wished
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And then I happened to notice
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My neighbor had a satellite dish
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A ten foot screen, an ice machine
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A recliner and a Frigidaire
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I almost felt ridiculous
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And then I said, "Well, I don't care!"
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'cause mine wasn't much to look at
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But to me, she was a gem
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Perfect for the wife and kids
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And going to Watkins Glen
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Racing flags, platform top
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And a cooler just for me
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And a coat hanger antenna
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For my portable TV
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Ha, ha, ha, ha
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What time's Indy come on? Yeah
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Ah, right after the race
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Ah, cool
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Next thing I know, I was going nuts
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My driver, he'd took the lead
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Well, I was yelling and screaming
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My neighbor came over with a thumbs-up sign for me
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We hugged and danced and jumped around
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And shared the ultimate high
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You should've seen us two grown men
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Now, we've become the best of friends
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Ever since that race
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And every year since then
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We'd meet in the same old place
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Now the moral of the story is at the track
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We're all equal, you and me
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Whether you're driving a brand new motorhome
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Or a school bus RV
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She wasn't much to look at
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But to me, she was a gem
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Perfect for the wife and kids
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And going to Watkins Glen
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Racing flags, platform top
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And a cooler just for me
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And a coat hanger antenna
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To watch the whole dang race
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On my portable TV