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Artist: Abandon Jalopy
Canonical path: /abandon-jalopy/instead
Related lyric paths: 6
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Instead
Read Instead lyrics by Abandon Jalopy on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Instead
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Instead :
Instead of stepping outside to get out of hazy
Instead of beating up brains ,train to be lazy
Instead of two lovers cranking out babies
Instead of making a deal just where the roads cross
Big mama's life is lightning fast
And I missing all the things that she said
I closed my eyes and bowed my head
Instead of having sure things just turn maybe
Instead of going to work , smoke a doobie
Instead of staying home I'll hit the highway
Instead of keeping up with her I went a little crazy
Big mama's life is lightning fast
And I missing all the things that she said
I closed my eyes and bowed my head
Instead of buying a ring ,I stiff my lover
Instead of giving a mile, I took too many
Instead of staying there I went go lucky
Instead of keeping up with her, I went a little crazy
Instead... Instead... Instead...
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Abandon Jalopy performs "Instead", and this lyric page sits inside the Abandon Jalopy catalog on LyroVerse.
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