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An American Draft Dodger In Thunder Bay
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Sam Roberts
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He was born in a small town
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And he was given every reason to stay
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Hallelujah, Mississippi
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Postcard living no sign of decay
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Till Vietnam moved next door
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Then Hallelujah was off to war
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In the dream he couldn't finish the deed
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He didn't smoke any weed so why leave?
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Going where I can't be found
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And I won't be coming 'round
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His father, Tom, said, "You better sign on
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You'd better take up your gun and fight
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I got nothing against them Viet Cong
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What did they do so wrong and why am I right?"
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He's on his way to Thunder Bay
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Crossed the border late at night
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And it was high stakes till he saw the Great Lakes
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And he felt the cold wind bite
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Going where I can't be found
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And I won't be coming 'round
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No, I'm an American on the Canadian shield
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And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
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It gets cold but you feel so good
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To be a stranger in town and you're understood
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Missing his home
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He would wake up in a cold sweat
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And pick up the phone and hope
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That Tom found a way to forget
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He's been teaching at the high school, learning the game
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In Thunder Bay we're all the same
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He's one of us, he has our trust
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But there's no going back once the line is crossed
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I'm an American on the Canadian shield
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And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
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It gets cold but you feel so good
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To be a stranger in town and you're understood
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You can't ask what you're asking me to do
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And I hope you understand when I refuse
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I'm going North with my point of view
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And I'm never gonna think the same as you
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And I'm where I can't be found
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And I won't be coming 'round
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No, I'm an American on the Canadian shield
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And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
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It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in town
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And you're understood
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