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Take Me Home

Well the California sun once shined on me, then I lost my baby - I had to set her free
And when I get to heaven, I know she'll meet me there, open up them pearly gates
And take me home again

I go down to the quarry, make a dollar for the day, I never mind hard work as my daddy used to say
But ever since my sweet Virginia, broke my heart in two, I just can't seem to understand what a man's supposed to do

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Take me home, take me home
I think I lost my way and there's nothing left to say
Ever since my sweet Virginia, broke my heart in two
I just can't seem to understand what a man's supposed to do

I saw my sweet Virginia at Bodeans the other night, what could she be thinking drinking whiskey out of spite
Her arms around old Leroy, I couldn't take the sight, I grab my Smith & Wesson, went looking for a fight

Must have been around midnight, they're headed out of town, little did they know that their secret had been found
You steal a good man's woman, they both must pay the price, I hit the bottle heavy, went tracking through the night

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I saw the light at Leroy's as I came around the bend, my second thoughts were hidden just behind that rotgut gin
My blood rushed to me temples, my vision blurred with fright
I approached that old log cabin, I had to do what's right

I pull back on the trigger, a blast ripped through the night, they never saw it coming as they held each other tight
One bullet for two lovers, sweet Virginia's dead and gone, in the numb of cold November, I start to hum this song

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