A

black

man

with

a

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black

cat

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liv-

in'

in

a

black

neigh-

bor-

hood.__

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got

an

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in-

ter

state__

run-

nin'

through__

A

his

front

yard.__

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know,

he

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thinks

he's

got

it

so

good.__

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wom-

an

in

the

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kitch-

en

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clean-

in'

up

the

eve-

nin'

slop.__

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he

looks__

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at

her and

says,

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dar-

lin',

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I can re-

mem-

ber

when

you

could__

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stop

a

clock."__

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ain't

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young

man

in

a

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T-

shirt

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lis-

t'nin

to

a

rock

in'

roll

in'

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sta-

tion.__

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got

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greas-

y

hair__

and

a

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greas-

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smile__

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says,

"Lord

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this

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be

my

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told

me

when

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was

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young-

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be

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came

and

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peo-

ple

and

more

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peo-

ple.

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do

they

know?__

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to

work__

in

some

high-

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rise

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va-

ca-

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down

at

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the

Gulf

of

Mex-

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win-

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and

theres

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los-

ers,

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but

they

ain't

no

big

deal.__

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'Cause

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sim-

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pays

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thrills,

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bills,

the

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pills

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kill.__

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ain't

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