old five and dimers

Waylon Jennings

Verse 1:
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I've spent a lifetime,making up my mind to be
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More than the measure of what i thought others could see
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Good luck and fast bucks are too far and too few between
E A
Cadillac buyers and old five and dimers like me


Verse 2:
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She stood beside me letting me know she would be
A
Something to lean on when everything ran out on me
D
Fenced yards ain't hole cards and like as not never will be
E A
Reasons for rhymers and old five and dimers like me


Verse 3:
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It's taken me so long but now that i know i believe
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All that i do or say is all that i ever will be
D
Too far and too high and too deep ain't too much to be
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Too much ain't enough for old five and dimers like me

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An old five and dimer was all i intented to be