Lodi

Intro: 0:03
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Verse 1: 0:11
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Just about a year ago
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I set out on the road,
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Seekin' my fame and fortune,
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An' lookin' for a pot of gold.
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Things got bad
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And things got worse,
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I guess you know the tune.
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Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again.

Verse 2: 0:41
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Rode in on a Greyhound, well,
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I'll be walkin' out if I go.
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I was just passing through, must be
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Seven months or more.
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Ran out of time
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And money,
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Looks like they took my friends.
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Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again.

Instrumental: 1:12
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Verse 3: 1:27
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The man from the magazine
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Said I was on my way.
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Somewhere I lost connection,
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I ran out of songs to play.
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I came into town
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On a one night stand,
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Looks like my plans fell through.
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Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again.

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Instrumental: 1:57
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Verse 4: 2:07
A
If I only had a dollar
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For ev'ry song I sung,
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And ev'ry time I had to play
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While people sat there drunk.
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You know I'd catch
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The next train
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Back to where I live.
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Oh! Lord, stuck in a Lodi again.
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Oh! Lord, stuck in a Lodi again.

Coda: 2:45
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