It Starts With "L" by TY ENGLAND
Written By Sandy Ramos
Transcription by Bahram ( [email protected] )
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Verse 1 There ain't no place to dance in town
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like the VFW when the sun goes down
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All the good looking ladies come from miles around to meet
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Fred saw Betty Lou Baker for the fourteenth time
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he said "I'm gonna tell her how I feel tonight"
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But he didn't know what hit him when he couldn't even move or speak
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Chorus Well it starts with "L" and it ends with "E"
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There's a couple short letters stuck in between
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And it ain't too long but it always seems to get him all choked up
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Yeah it starts with "L" and it ends with "E"
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One tough syllable and he's home free
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It's only four letters go, get her ain't nothin' better than love
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Verse 2 Now Betty Lou's that girl with the long blonde hair
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Sittin' by herself in the cane-back chair
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Anybody lookin' would think nobody cared but then
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Fred is frettin' over yonder sittin' in the corner
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worrying wondering if he's ever gonna
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Get the nerve, to use that word again
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Chorus Well it starts with "L" and it ends with "E"
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There's a couple short letters stuck in between
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And it ain't too long but it always seems to get him all choked up
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Yeah it starts with "L" and it ends with "E"
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One tough syllable and he's home free
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It's only four letters go, get her ain't nothin' better than love
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Verse 3 Well Fred finally got around and found Betty Lou,
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said "would ya wanna take a chance on a dance or two"
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He didn't have a clue, what Betty Lou would do in his mind
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And then Betty Lou stood up and shook her head
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for the longest moment that room went dead
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Until she said "Fred, Honey it's about time"
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Chorus Well it starts with "L" and it ends with "E"
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There's a couple short letters stuck in between
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And it ain't too long but it always seems to get him all choked up
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Yeah it starts with "L" and it ends with "E"
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One tough syllable and he's home free
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It's only four letters go, get her ain't nothin' better than love
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It's only four letters go, get her ain't nothin' better than love
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