He Was Standing On The Highway


Somewhere Way Out In The Sticks


Guitar Across His Shoulder


Like A 30 Ought Six


He Was Staring In My Headlights


When I Come Around The Bend


Climbed Up On My Shotgun Side


And Told Me With A Grin


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I'm Going To New York City


I Never Really Been There


Just Like The Way It Sounds


I Heard The Girls Are Pretty


There Must Be Something Happening There


It's Just Too Big A Town





He Was Cold And Wet And Hungry


But He Never Did Complain


Said He'd Come A Thousand Miles


Through Sleet And Snow And Rain


He Had A Hundred Stories


About The Places That He'd Been


He'd Hang Around A Little While


And Hit The Road Again





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See I've Been To New York City


Seems Like It Was Yesterday


I Was Standing Like A Pilgrim


On The Great White Way


The Girls Were Really Pretty


But They Wouldn't Talk To Me


I Held Out About A Week


Went Back To Tennessee





So, I Thought I'd Better Warn Him


As He Climbed Out Of My Car


Grabbed His Battered Suitcase


And Shouldered His Guitar


I Knew I Was Just Jealous


If I Didn't Wish Him Well


I Slipped The Kid A Twenty


Said 'Billy Give 'em Hell'





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