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I was headed north on highway five& on a star-lit Sundaynight& When a pick-up 
truck
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flew by me out of control& As I watched in my headlights& He swerved left 
then back
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right& He never hit the brakes as he left the road& I found him lying in the 
grass&
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 Among the steel and glass& With an empty whiskey bottle by his side& And 
through
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the blood and tears& He whisperd in my ear& A few last words just before he 
died&

chorus

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Don't Tell Mamma I was drinkin'& Lord knows her soul would never rest& I 
can't leave
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this world with Mamma thinkin' & I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath

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I still think about that night& and how that young man died& And how others 
somtimes
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 pay for our mistakes& The last thing on his mind& As he left this world 
behind& Was
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knowing someone elses heart would break&   (repeat chorus)