New York City years ago
Tourists in the rain
Singin` on the swing shift
For pennies
Thinkin`bout the bayou
Cajun river song
Almost got my head broke
In Texas
Purple Peacock Honky-Tonk
Eunice, Louisiana
Bourbon whiskey free, son,
Just tune up the piano
Workin` clubs in New Orleans
Bringin` down a dollar
College boys drink beer
And throw the bottles
It`s been a long long long way >
I got some more to go >
Don`t look at my shadow >
Its behind me > chorus
It`s been a long long long way >
In twenty years or so >
Thinkin`bout those times >
Might amuse me >
L.A. Forum Sports Arena
Twenty thousand fans
Glas ya come to listen I`m gomma
Give you everything I can
I always had to play my music
Play it best I could
Hope you in the stands
Can hear me good
California dreamin` nearly put me down for good
Colorado Rocky Mountains saved my senses
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