The Battery

I woke up on the battery on a charleston friday night

With my dirt-stained corduroys and balances crumpled up by my side

I said goodbye to my company, then i shook it on down the line

Sometimes i get a little lonely, and wish i hadn't left her behind

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'cause every highway bears a bright sign, posted on the side of a roaring world

And every passerby rolls back again, and in the end, you get what you're looking for

So just give me my good friends, and a good hearted woman

Just give me some high times to fall back on

Sometimes i might need a cool drink and the good lord to save me

Then i will be found, then i will be found

Ran out of gas on the freeway, 'bout a quarter mile from abilene

That texas sun just-a hung in the sky, smiling on me

A stranger stopped named casey, said he's a friend of a friend of mine

He said, "it shore is a small world." i said, "it suits me just fine."

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Well they put me in a jail cell before a race in bristol, tennessee

Don't you go to sully county if you want to be free

But there are two ways you can take things, you can make them right or keep them wrong

So i kept my mouth closed and played dominoes 'til the judge sent me home

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So just give me my good friends

And a good hearted woman

Just give me some high times to fall back on

Sometimes i might need a strong drink

And the good lord to save me

Then i will be found, i will be found