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Few Good Rides Away lyrics

I was sittin in a truckstop
Watchin tumbleweeds roll by
Tryin to read the menu
When the waitress caught my eye
She pulled a pencil from her hair
And leaned across the bar
I did my best not to stare
But man, she made it hard

I asked that trucker next to me
Hey, what looks good today
He said I know what s on your mind
And boy, there ain t no way
Get yourself some apple pie
And something cool to drink
I know you want the special
And I like the way you think

But you can t have the waitress
Boy, everybody s tried
There s a cowboy down in Abilene
Who keeps her satisfied
They got a hundred acre dream
That s gettin closer every day
Just a few more plates of ham and eggs
And a few good rides away

Hard times hit West Texas
Damn near everything s for sale
But there s somethings we hold sacred
When everything else fails
When we re down to nothing
Out here, everybody shares
Most of us have lost our dreams
So we bought into theirs

I ve seen her walk a hundred miles
Up and down this floor
I ve never seen her fail to smile
When he limps through that door
So when you re done, you leave a tip
And make it nice and fat
And feel lucky you can own a piece
Of something like that

But you can t have the waitress
Boy, everybody s tried
There s a cowboy down in Abilene
Who keeps her satisfied
They got a hundred acre dream
That s gettin closer every day
Just a few more plates of ham and eggs
And a few good rides away

But you can t have the waitress
Boy, everybody s tried
There s a cowboy down in Abilene
Who keeps her satisfied
They got a hundred acre dream
That s gettin closer every day
Just a few more plates of ham and eggs
And a few good rides away

Just a few more plates of ham and eggs
And a few good rides away
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