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Correct Raelene Wheeler Lyrics
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V. 1 Raeleen wheeler was the first girl I loved Through the last year of high school, we were thicker than blood Holed up in mississippi, and starvin' for fun We made love and dreamed up places to run I was burnin' that summer with the big dreams I had And the songs I'd written, well, the world needed bad But a pretty girl needs more comfort and gold Than a beat-up black notebook is likely to hold Ch. 1 Hey, raelene, it's a wide world between pearl river and the bright L. A. Lights And if I'd done it all without dreamin' I'd still be in jackson tonight V. 2 Hollywood hopefuls ain't an endangered breed But luck is like lightnin', and it sure struck me The hit songs, the women, the standing-room halls And twenty years of hard labor, holdin' on to it all Louisiana i-20 headed east from monroe A bus bound for jackson and a homecoming show Staring through the dark glass at the flat miles beyond Tryin' not to look at a face that is gone Ch. 2 Hey, raelene, a wife at 19, but I heard you made out all right And every now and again, I wonder are you somewhere in jackson tonight V. 3 Well, we killed 'em, we crushed 'em, burned the place to the ground And in the dressing room quiet, I was still coming down When in the doorway appeared an old flame, full-grown Looking pretty as ever, and entirely alone She said the divorce nearly broke her, she was learning to stand And as she talked it came clearer that she wanted a hand So I drew her close to me, and I kissed my sweet rae And the miles and the memories just melted away V. 4 Then I glanced in the mirror, and in a split second's time Just before recognizing that old face as mine I saw a strange, sad man in a cheap rhinestone shirt And a woman he held onto like his last hope on earth He was worn and trod down as the road he'd been on And his eyes were half-dead, lookin' too hard, too long His life measured in nights that flashed and grew dim Leaving no one really happy, least of all him V. 5 Then the loading gate slammed, and I let my arms fall We traded numbers, small talk, promised to call And as she faded from me, and the night closed around I picked up a black notebook and I let it spill down Ch. 3 Hey, raelene, it's a long way between the wantin' and the makin' it right And if I was the one that you needed I'd never leave jackson tonight (Tag) yeah, if I had it all to do over I'd still be in jackson tonight
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