12 Bar Blues

I /grew up in a /town so small
You could/ pass it by and never /know
It was on the /outskirts of nowhere
There /weren’t a lot of places to /go
But every /night when the sun went down
The /honkytonks would over/flow

There were a / dozen local /watering holes
And I /sang and played in every /one
I got to /know each one’s clientele
Those /days were so much fun
Now it’s a /different city every night
I’m /always on the run

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I’ve got the /12 bar blues
It’s/ like an old re/frain
I still recall the faces
And /almost every /name
That same old same old had its charm
Today it’s all overkill
I’ve got the 12 bar blues
And I guess I always will

My /work’s what keeps me /movin’
It’s an /endless one night stand
I /live up north in a big RV
But my /home is where I am
And /though I’m where I wanted to be
It’s /not quite what I planned

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I’ve got the /12 bar blues
It’s/ like an old refrain
I /still recall the faces
And /almost every name
Time’s a /one way street
This/ world just won’t stand /still
I’ve got the /12 bar blues
And I /guess I always /will