The Trip to Pirates Cove
By: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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I took my few belongings,
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We headed out to Pirate's Cove...
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In my buddy's old Defender,
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We ran until the gas got low...
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We were flying close to heaven, Everything was starting to glow...
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Drivin' into sunset, Rollin' cause we had to roll...
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I think he was a preacher,
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But lord I can't recall his name...
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He was running out of wind,
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But talking to me just the same.
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He said five 'll get you ten, But boy you've got to stay in the game.
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Yeah you got to let it ride, Or you've only got yourself to blame...
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We lost a wheel in Santa Cruz,
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So we partied with some motel maids...
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My friend said I don't like mine...
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So what do you say we trade?
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She was a part of my heart, Now she's just a line in my face...
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They let us go with a warning;
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Said "We'd book you, but we don't have a case..."
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My friend said take her with you,
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To leave her here would be a crime...
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But let's get outta Santa Cruz,
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All I got is a Canadian dime.
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I got a friend in Mendocino,
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And it's gettin' close to harvest time.
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And she was kinda cute...
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If a little past her prime...
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On the trip to Pirate's Cove...
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On the trip to Pirate's Cove...
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Drivin' into sunset...
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Drivin' into sunset...
