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Somewhere in the middle of the Deep South
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Magnolias sway in the breeze
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To the lonesome sound of a redbone hound
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Howlin' at the moon in the trees
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There's a sad boy with his guitar
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Cuttin' his teeth on the blues
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Wishin' on a fallin' star
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at 127 Rose Avenue
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Distant moan of a midnight train comes
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Blowin' through the night
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He dips his pen in tears and pain
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And he begins to write
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'bout a whippoorwill too blue to fly
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and the Indian he once knew
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'bout lost highways and purple skies
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at 127 Rose Avenue
CHORUS:
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Caretaker said as he shook his head
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Son, do you believe in ghosts
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For a five dollar bill you can feel the chill
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He felt long ago
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So I bought me a ticket at the front door
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Guess who was there inside
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I felt his presence through the whole tour
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God I swear, he was alive
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I saw the train, I felt the pain
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I heard him moanin' the blues
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29 years of memories
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at 127 Rose Avenue
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Another sad-eyed boy with his guitar
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Cuttin' his teeth on the blues
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Here I am wishin' on a fallin' star
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At 127 Rose Avenue
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