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Wild Irish Rose
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George Jones
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They sent him to Asia to fight in a war
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He came back home crazy and asking, "What for?"
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They had him committed oh, medals and all
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To a mental hospital with rubber walls
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They cut off the funding oh, they cut off the lights
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He hit the street runnin' that cold winter night
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Now the streets are the only place he can call home
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He seems, oh so lonely, but he's never alone
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He lies there holding his Wild Irish Rose
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This crazy old fool in the smelly old clothes
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He could have had something much better, God knows
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Than a half-empty bottle of Wild Irish Rose
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A baby named Scarlet with laughing blue eyes
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Has been in his wallet, ah way back since '65
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So much was forgotten, oh so far back in time
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Way down in the bottom of a river of wine
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You know, they found him at Clark street, West 25th
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They can't even find a heartbeat Lord, his fingers are stiff
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Just like they're all frozen, he's holding her tight
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But the habit, oh, it's broken, this is Roses' last night
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He lies there holding his Wild Irish Rose
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But his soul's in a place where a real hero goes
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Now he's got something better much better, God knows
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Than a half-empty bottle of Wild Irish Rose
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