A Lot Like Me
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Intro
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Couplet
He was a Clong tall stranger from Cway down south where he'd Fleft his life Fbehind
He had a Dmbig old Gibson and a Gpickup truck and CShenandoah Geyes
And I Cremember him sitting in that Emlocal bar where I Fearned my pay each Fnight
DmSinging my songs to Gempty chairs and Fgoing Ghome half Ctight G
So the Cnights rolled by like Cheadlights shining on a Flonesome strip of Ftar
I kept his Dmwords of kindness Gclose to me like a Cpick on my Gguitar; And we
CTalked about the singers and the Emsongs we loved and the Fsongs we'd most Fforgot
In that Dmrun-down bar they'd Gmake last call and FI'd never Gwant to Cstop
Refrain
'Cause I was Fliving on nothing but a Gyoung girl's dreams
With my Ccowboy Emboots and my Fold six-string
DmHitching my wagon Gto a star, Cdreaming of Emleaving those Flocal bars
When CI'd get him up at Em/Bclosing time for a Amcouple of Gsongs and a Fchance to shine
Like the Dmstar that he longed to Gbe, he looked a Fhelluva Glot like me
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Couplet
He'd played a lot of places where the only wages were food and beer for free
No fancy licks, but he had him a gift for the kind of songs he'd sing
But you do what you can to be a satisfied man, just to have your peace of mind
So he gave it all up for a government job where the paychecks come on time
So now he comes to the bar to hear me play guitar and to share a drink or two
And we sit swapping tales of where we've been and what we'd rather do
There's a wealth of danger when you're talking to strangers, and I meet them all the time
But my heart knew better than my head when I looked into those eyes
Refrain
'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams
With my cowboy boots and my old six-string
Hitching my wagon to a star, dreaming of leaving those local bars
When I'd get him up at closing time for a couple of songs and a chance to shine
Like the star that he longed to be, he looked a hell of a lot like me
Instrumental
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Couplet
Well, maybe I'll quit when I got me a kid and a place to call my own
But tonight there ain't nobody there waiting up for me at home
It's a hell of a way to live from day to day not knowing where you're bound
But the look in his eyes made me realize I was glad for the life I'd found
Refrain
'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams
With my cowboy boots and my old six-string
Hitching my wagon to a star, dreaming of leaving those local bars
When I'd get him up at closing time for a couple of songs and a chance to shine
Like the Dmstar that he longed to Gbe, he looked a Fhell of a Glot like Amme
Like the Dmstar that he'd always Gbe, he looked a Fhell of a Glot like me
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