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John Prine
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There was a time
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When lonely men would wander
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Thru this land
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Rolling aimlessly along
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So many times
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I've heard of their sad story
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Written in the words
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Of dead men's songs.
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Down through the years
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Many men have yearned
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For freedom
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Some found it
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Only on the open road
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So many tears of blood
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Have fell around us
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'cause you can't always do what you are told.
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[The Hobo Song lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]Please tell me where
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Have all the hobos gone to
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I see no fire burning down
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By the rusty railroad track
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Could it be that time
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Has gone and left them
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Tied up in life's eternal traveling sack.
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Last sunday night
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I wrote a letter
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To my loved one
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I signed my name
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And knew I'd stayed away
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Too long
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There was a time
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When my heart was free to wander
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And I remember as I sing
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This hobo song.
John Prine - "Speed of the Sound of Lone...
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