John Prine
Spanish Pipedream


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She was a level-headed dancer, on the road to alcohol
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And I was just a soldier on my way to Montreal
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Well she pressed her chest against me about the time the jukebox broke
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Yeah, she gave me a peck on the back of my neck and these are the words she spoke


Chorus

 
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Blow up your TV, throw away your paper
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Go to the country, build you a home
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Plant a little garden, eat a lot peaches
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Try and find Jesus, on your own

Verses

Well I sat there at the table and I acted real naive
For I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve
Well she danced around the barroom and she did the hoochie-koo
Yeah she sang her song all night long tellin' me what to do

Chorus

Well I was young and hungry and about to leave that place
When just as I was leavin, she looked me in the face
I said you must know the answer, she said no but I'll give it a try
And to this very day been living our way and here is the reason why

Last Chorus:

We blew up our TV, threw away our paper
Went to the country, built us a home
Had a lot of children, fed 'em on peaches
And they all found Jesus, on their own.



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