Tom:
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Me and Dad were talking
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On our way to the track
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I said, "I bet you've never seen Jeff Gordon
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Darrell, Junior or guys like that
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Just faster cars and bigger stars
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And girls and high-banked curves"
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He just smiled at me
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And never said a word
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I told him about their nerves of steel
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And cars that almost fly
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"You won't believe the skill
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In the way that these guys drive"
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There's more fans in the stands
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Than I realized
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He just sat there listening
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With a twinkle in his eyes
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I said, "These are the days
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When they race for their pride
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Swapping paint in the turns
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And coming out three-wide
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Racing for the win
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And never looking back
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That's when my dad said to me
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"Now, hold on one minute, son
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Let me tell you how it was
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Back when I was young
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There was Jack Ingram and Buddy Baker
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And good ol' Alabama Gang"
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I just sat there and listened
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As he rattled off those names
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He told me how the drivers
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Worked on their own cars
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They had a pit crew of friends and family
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But they all worked just as hard
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No walls to hit, just men of grit
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No sponsors, but a lot of heart
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"I remember how it was
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When racing got its start"
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He said, "Those were the days
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When they race for their pride
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Swapping paint in the turns
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And coming out three-wide
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Racing for the win
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And never looking back
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These are the days at the track"
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These are the days
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That they race for their pride
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Swapping paint in the turns
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And coming out three-wide
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Racing for the win
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And never looking back
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Those were the days
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These are the days
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Now, me and Dad, we spend our days at the track