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1. Laura and Tommy were lovers,
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he wanted to give her everything,
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flowers, presents, and most of all a wedding-ring.
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2. He saw a sign for a stock-car race,
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a thousand dollar prize it read.
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He couldn` t get Laura on the phone,
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so to her mother Tommy said.
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Tell Laura, I love her, tell Laura, I need her,
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tell Laura, I may be late, I`ve got something to do,
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that cannot wait.
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3. He drove his car to the racing ground,
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he was the youngest driver there.
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The crowd roared as they started the race,
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round the track they drove at a deadly pace.
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4. No-one knows what happened that day,
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how his car overturned in flames.
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But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck,
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with his dying breath they heard him say.
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Tell Laura, I love her, tell Laura, I need her,
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tell Laura not to cry, my love for her will never die.
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5. Now in the chapel Laura prays,
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for her Tommy who passed away,
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it was just for Laura he lived and died,
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alone in the chapel she can hear him cry. + Chorus 