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by M Ward


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When I Get To The Border
by Richard Thompson


Greedy people take what's mine
                          ()
I can leave them all behind
                
And they can never cross that line
                 
When I get to the border

Saw-bones standin' at the door
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Waiting till I hit the floor
              
He won't find me anymore
               
When I get to the border


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Monday morning, Monday morning
Closing in on me
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I'm packin' up and I'm a-runnin' away
                          
To where nobody thinks of me
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If you see a box of pine
                           
With a name that looks like mine
                
Say I drowned in a barrel of wine
                 
When I got to the border
                 
When I got to the border

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A one way ticket's in my hand
                         
Headed for the chosen land
                
My troubles will all turn to sand
                   
When I get to the border

A soft girl with yellow hair

Waiting in that rockin' chair
                
And if I'm weary I won't care
                
When I get to the border

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A dusty road that smells so sweet

Paved with gold beneath my feet
                  
And I'll be dancing down the street
                  
When I get to the border
                 
When I get to the border

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