Partners, Brothers, And Friends

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The promoter says he wants to cancel  
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Cause there ain't enough tickets sold  
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The air conditioner on the bus just broke  
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and I can't shake this cold  
 
The single lost the bullet,  
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the singer's losin' his wife;  
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well I might be crazy but I wouldn't change  
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A single thing about this life.  
 
Sometimes we feel like champions,  
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sometimes we just can't win,  
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sometimes our records hit the top of the charts  
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or the discount bargain bins.  
          
Through 20 years of touring  
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We've remained partners, brothers, and friends  
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we keep it together cause we're sure  
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we're gonna be big time before it all ends.  
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Well you know you've got the Nitty Gritty  
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and Jimmy's got his drums along  
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then Jeffrey and me and Bobby will be  
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singing all our favorite songs  
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Catch the fire from the folks in the front row  
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fan the flames as the beat gets strong  
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it's great to be a part of something  
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so good that's lasted so long  
 
Well I saw a story in the paper  
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suddenly the band's big news  
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the critics all like our records just fine  
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but they seem a bit confused  
 
is it folk or rock or country  
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seems like everybody cares but us  
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so just leave us an early wakeup call  
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so we don't miss the bus  
 
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The band says it can't stand my latest song, it's too personal  
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but my first wife's second marriage blew up  
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she had to get the dang thing annulled  
 
well if that ain't something to sing about  
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well you tell me what is  
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and we'll give it a beat and put it on the street  
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and we just might have another hit
  
 
Chorus  
 
 
 
(Great Song)