Riding With Private Malone
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I was just out of the service thumbin` through the classifieds
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When an ad that said old chevy somehow caught my eye
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The Lady didn`t know the year or even if it ran
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but I had that thousand dollars in my hand.
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It was way back in the corner of this old ramshakled barn
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With thirty years of dust and dirt on that green army tarp
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and when I pulled the cover off, It took away my breath
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what she called a chevy was a `66 Corvette
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I felt a little guilty as I counted out the bills
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but what a thrill I got when I sat behind the wheel.
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I opened up the glove box and that’s when I found the note
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The date was 1966 this is what he wrote
CHORUS:
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He said my name is Private Andrew Malone
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and if you’re reading this then I didn`t make it home
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But for every dream they shattered, another one comes true
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this car was once a dream of mine back when it was new
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and though you may take her and make her your own
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You`ll always be rid-ing with Private Malone.
Well it didn’t take me long at all I had her runnin` good
I loved to hear those horses thunder underneath her hood
I had her shining like a diamond and I`d put the ragtop down
All the pretty girls would stop and stare as I drove her though town
The buttons on the radio didn’t seem to work quite right
but it picked up that oldies show especially late at night
I`d get the feelin` sometimes if I turned real quick I`d see
a soldier ridin` shotgun in the seat right next to me...
REPEAT CHORUS
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One night it was rainin` hard and I took the curve to fast
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I still don’t remember much about the fiery crash
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Someone said they thought they saw a soldier pull me out
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they didn’t get his name, but I know without a doubt...
