[Intro ]
 
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We were just kids, growing up in West Texas, 
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Remember the hell we raised 
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We chased the girls, we never could catch them, 
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Those were are glory days 

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You called me cowboy,  Cause I drove a pickup 
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and sang those old cheatin' songs 
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Buy a bottle of Boone's Farm,   wind up all messed up 
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Where have those years all gone 

Chorus 
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Hey little brother, this is old cowboy 
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Best keep your radio on 
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Cause I might get lucky,  sing on the Opry 
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And I'll dedicate you this song 

Instrumental 
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I hit the highway, never looked back 
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You stayed here in our old hometown 
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You married a sweet girl   down around Austin 
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Had nine kids whose eyes are all brown 

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I hit every barroom, Bakersfield to Boston 
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Seeking whiskey, fortune, and fame 
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Countin' these white lines,  sure gets lonely 
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Someday they'll all know my name 

Chorus 
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Hey little brother, this is old cowboy 
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Best keep your radio on 
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Cause I might get lucky,  sing on the Opry 
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And I'll dedicate you this song 

Instrumental 
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Well the years come and go, I've sure realized 
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There ain't nothin like your best friend 
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If there's one thing I know, 'Til the day that I die 
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You've got me back, brother Ben 

Repeat Chorus 

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Yeah tonight I got lucky, singin' on the Grand Ole Opry 
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I dedicate you this song 

Outro 
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