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_ In_ the ear_-ly m _ or_-ning rain___ ___
_ With a dol_-lar i _ n my_ ha-a-and___ _
_ With_ an aching i _ n my_ heart___ -a-eart_ _
A _ nd my pockets f _ ull of_ sand___ _
_ I'm_ a long_ ways_ _ from ho_-o _ -ome_ _
A _ nd_ I miss_ my l _ oved ones_ so_ _ -o-o-o_ _
_ In_ the ear_-ly m _ or_-ning rain___ ___
_ With no_ p _ lace_ to go__ _
_ Out on run_-way n _ um_-ber nine___ ___
Big S _ even-o- seven_ s _ et_ to go___ _
_ And I'm stuck_ here i _ n_ the gra_-a _ _- ass_ _
_ Where_ the pa_-vement n _ ever_ grows___ _
_ Now_ the liquor_ t _ asted go_-o _ -od_ _
_ And_ the women all__ _ were fa_-a _ _- ast _
_ Well_ out there_ she g _ oes_ my friend___ ___
_ She'll be rol_-ling d _ | own_ at l ast___ _| _ _| _ _|
_ Hear_ the mighty e _ ngines roar___ ___
_ See the silver w _ ing on high___ _
_ She's_ a way_ and w _ estward bou_-o _ u-ound_ _
_ Far_ a bove_ the clouds_ _ she'll_ fly___ _
_ There_ the morning_ r _ ain_ don't fa_-f _ a-a-al_ _
_ And_ the sun al__ _ -ways shines___ ___
_ She'll be flying_ o _ ver_ my home___ ___
_ In a bout _three h _ | ours _ t ime___ _| _ _| _ _|
_ This old_ airport's_ g _ ot me down___ ___
_ It's no_ earthly good_ _ to me___ _
_ And I'm_ stuck here _o _ n the ground___ _
As c _ old_ and drunk_ as I _ _ can be___ _
_ You can't_ jump_ a j _ et_ pla__ _ -a-ane _
L _ ike_ you can _ a f _ reight_ train___ _
_ So I'd_ best be o _ n_ my way___ ___
_ In_ the ear_-ly m _ or_-ning rain___ ___
_ You can't_ jump_ a j _ et_ pla__ _ -a-ane _
_ Like_ you can _ a f _ reight_ train___ _
_ So I'd_ best be o _ n_ my way___ ___
_ In_ the ear_-ly m _ | or_-ning r ain___ _| _ _| _ _| !___ _ _|
