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Josie works the counter at the downtown five and dime,
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anything at all to help her pass the time.
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Her mama keeps the baby and grandpa rambles on
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about the good times playing in his mind.
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It's a hard life living when you're lonely,
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it's a long night sleeping alone.
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It's a hard time waiting for tomorrow,
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it's a long, long way home.
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Josie spends the evening with the people in the pages
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of the paperback she picked up at the store.
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Or sometimes it's the TV, or she'll try to write a letter,
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oh, they don't come too often anymore.
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It's a hard life living when you're lonely,
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it's a long night sleeping alone.
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It's a hard time waiting for tomorrow,
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it's a long, long way home.
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I stare at the grey walls before me,
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I see her face in the stone.
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I try to imagine our baby,
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I wish they would let me go home.
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I wish they would let me go home.
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It's a hard life living when you're lonely,
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It's a long night sleeping alone.
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It's a hard time waiting for tomorrow,
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It's a long, long way home.
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It's a long, long way home.
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Bringing me and the other boys home,
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Bring me and the other boys home.
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