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A
I seen an old fighter, tired and in trouble
E
Who just couldn't take anymore
E
Somethin' inside him kept fightin' to finish
A
With only his feet on the floor
A
But I know that it's worth any price you could pay
D
To see truth in whatever disguise
E
And I'd have paid double for one look of pleasure
A
Or a piece of relief in his eyes
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D A
Ain't that clown laughin' like crazy
E A
Ain't his eyes empty and deep
D A
Don't he sound sad as a baby
E A
When she cries out in her sleep
We measured the space between Waylon and Willie
And Willie and Waylon and me
But there wasn't nothin' like Billy Joe Shaver
Where Billy Joe Shaver should be
When he showed up sick later all bit by a spider
Crazy to look in the eye
Put on a show that was as sad as it should've been
Nobody even knew why
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