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Terry
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James Mcmurtry
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Terry's off the track
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Sent him away and he won't be back for a while
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Fifteen years old
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One night he lost control
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Straight shots
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Staggered out to the parking lot
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Someone called him names
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He was in no mood for games
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He was irate
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Courtin' fate
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It all went off in the blink of an eye
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There's no turnin back or questioning why
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It was the heat of the moment
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Flash in the pan
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Blood on the gravel and a long neck in his hand
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Terry's off the track
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Been gone two years and he ain't been back a time
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Sent him to a school
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Pays attention and he minds the rules
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And he makes no fuss
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Says he misses us
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Plays his guitar low
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In his room 'neath a sixty-watt glow
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Till the counselor shouts, "Lights out."
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Then it all comes back
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Ringin in his ear
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My God boy, whatcha doin' in here?
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It was the heat of the moment
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A flash in the pan
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Never shoulda happened
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And you know it never will again
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Terry's off the track
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Someday he'll be comin' back, they say
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His hometown looks the same
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Same old streets and the same old games to play
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Must be a dream
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Eleven months he turns eighteen
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And he's outta there
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But he won't leave the walls behind
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They're gonna stay with him a good long time
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In the heat of the moment
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Any old day
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It don't take a second to throw it all away
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Terry's off the track
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Sent him away and he won't be back for a while
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