Jalopy With One Headlight

[Intro]
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[Verse]
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I’m heading down the road with only one headlight
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You asked me to come over in the middle of the night
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Car wouldn’t start and I was low on gas
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But thinking bout you got me up off my ass
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Finally got her started and got out on the road
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But little did I know I wouldn’t get very far from home
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She was so hard to handle and putting up a fight
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Driving my jalopy with one headlight
 
[Chorus]
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Old jalopy with one headlight
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If you see her on the road you’ll be thinking what a site
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Old jalopy with one headlight
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I wish could have left her home tonight
 
[Verse]
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Pulled in for gas steam coming out her hood
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I thought to myself “well that ain’t looking good”
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I filled up the tank and got back on the road
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But only moments later I thought she would explode
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I gave her more gas and held my breath
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I prayed to the lord that he would do the rest
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Just when I thought I might not see you tonight
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A rumble in my jalopy set things right
 
[Chorus]
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Old jalopy with one headlight
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If you see her on the road you’ll be thinking what a site
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Old jalopy with one headlight
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I wish could have left her home tonight
 
[Solo]
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[Verse]
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I finally saw your house up around the bend
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She was rumbling and smoking until the very end
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I pulled into the driveway and turned her off
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I swore to myself I heard her cough
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The smell of burning oil filled my nose
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Then I heard a bang and she started to explode
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I ran for your door and I ducked my head
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Wishing you had never dragged me out of my bed
 
[Chorus]
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Old jalopy with one headlight
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If you see her on the road you’ll be thinking what a site
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Old jalopy with one headlight
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I wish could have left her home tonight
 
[Outro]
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Old jalopy with one headlight, Old jalopy with one headlight
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Old jalopy with one headlight, If you see her on the road you’ll be thinking what a site
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Old jalopy with one headlight, Old jalopy with one headlight
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Old jalopy with one headlight, Old jalopy with one headlight
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Old jalopy with one headlight
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If you see her on the road you’ll be thinking what a site
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Old jalopy with one headlight
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I wish could have left her home tonight