Drop D tuning
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Five years old with a smile on my face
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Momma?s in the kitchen, Daddy?s playin? bass
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Downtown, downtown
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Dad walks in, says, ?Sherri, girl we need to talk
Remember that night with John Boy, well you know I saw it all
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And I was scared for the first time
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Whoa-oa-oa
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One thing led to another, left my mom down on the floor
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Dad said, ?Once you had everything, but you chose to be a whore
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And so we?re gone to the next town
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Oh man, we were gone just like that, yeah
Instrumental
Oh it?s been 17 years since I seen my mom
5 years for my Dad and I hear he?s tryin? to get a job
Downtown yet again
If it weren?t for my granddad I wouldn?t be standin? here today
Well all the years he?s been pushin? me sayin Boy go on and do your thing downtown
Make me proud, son
Oh here I am, here I am playin? downtown
Whoa-oa-oa-oh-oh
Whoa-oa-oa-oh-oh