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John Prine lyrics
 
 
   Down By The Side Of The Road lyrics    Her Father was a failure 
Her Mother was a comfort 
To a doctor and lawyer and Indian Chief. 
The shirt ran out of buttons 
He lost all his marbles at a baseball game 
And they went on Relief. 
The bank took away their diplomas 
They locked them up inside of the chest 
And she moved away to Oklahoma 
And got a tattoo on the side of her breast 
";God-Damn, My socks are still hard"; 
From lying on the sofa on the night she was over in my backyard 
Yeah, We was shooting the breeze out amongst the trees 
When a shot rang low 
And left her standing down by the side of the road 
Down by the side of the road 
Father have mercy, Whoo Whoo 
Get her a nurse please 
She's almost alone 
I saw her hand reaching out for the telephone 
We rather see her locked up inside a home 
Than see her standing down by the side of the road 
Down by the side of the road 
Headlights flashing on her skirt in the wind. 
Yonder comes a truck it drove by two men. 
Shotgun man leaned out and said do you want to take a ride? 
Out in the pale moonlight Light. light Light Lie Lie Lie lie 
Too long in the hot sun 
She could've be Miss Wisconsin a long time ago 
Spent to much time inside of the early show 
We'd bought her a ticket but she didn't want to go 
She was standing down by the side of the road 
Down by the side of the road 
Headlights flashing, caught a skirt in the wind. 
Yonder comes a truck it drove by two men. 
Shotgun man leaned out and said do you want to take a ride? 
Out in through the pale moonlight 
Her Father was a failure 
Her Mother was a comfort 
To a doctor and lawyer and Indian Chief. 
The shirt made out of buttons 
He lost all his marbles at a baseball game 
And they went on Relief. 
The bank took away their diplomas 
They locked them up inside of the chest 
And she moved away to Oklahoma 
And got a tattoo on the side of her breast 
God-Damn, My thoughts are still hard. 
From lying on the sofa on the night she was overi n my backyard 
Yeah, We was shooting the breeze out amongst the trees 
When a shot rang low 
And left her standing down by the side of the road 
Down by the side of the road 
Down by the side of the road 
Down by the side of the road 
 
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