Intro: G D
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She gave me my walking papers
And ran off with someone new
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Cuz he bought her things My wages couldn't buy
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So I turned to ups and downers And everything between
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Still I can't get her good lovin' off my mind
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Well today I bought a Cadillac The kind she's always wanted
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I called and asked her If she'd like to ride
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She said this is our last date
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I said that's alright with me
Cause tonight I'm driving her out of my mind
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Yeah I'll take her on a scenic cruise
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Right off of Lookout Mountain A
Cause she said I never took her out When she was mine
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She'll see all seven states As we drive to the pearly gates
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Tonight when I drive her out of my mind All the papers will read "Lovers leap
Again off Lookout Mountain" Cause I wrote a note
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That called it suicide But my epitaph will say
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"he killed his pain yesterday
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When he finally drove that woman off his mind
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Well now here she comes to greet me Dressed to kill and so am I
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Hope she asks me if this cadillac will fly
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And I know that I'll die laughin'
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When I show her that it will When I drive that woman right out of my mind
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Yeah I'll take her on a scenic cruise
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Right off of Lookout Mountain A
Cause she said I never took her out When she was mine
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She'll see all seven states As we drive to the pearly gates
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Tonight when I drive her out of my mind G
They'll say Johnny Cash was quite a smash Down here in Chattanooga
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Last night when he drove her out of his mind
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Yeah that Cadillac dealer's in for a big surprise too
99 dollars down, 99 dollars a month
Yeah it's gonna be just gorgeous
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(ooh to the pearly gates) (ooh to the pearly gates) (ooh to the pearly gates)