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Lonesome City Blues

Linda Hargrove - Joe Dougherty

© Window Music, BMI

A country girl leaves home with a dream of what she'll find
Leavin' what she's always felt above
Leavin' with a future that she's seen inside her mind
Lookin' for a taste of life and love

If there's magic in the city it's a pity 'cause I ain't seen none yet
And it's that country life I can't forget
And I'd gladly trade the shoes upon my feet to take her place
Just before she steps aboard that train
If I were in her shoes I know I'd turn around turn around
And trade away these lonesome city blues

A country girl is bored with all the folks she's known so well
Bored with all the faces that she's seen
Bored with all the gossip that the grown-ups find to tell
Lookin' for a way to fill a need

If there's magic in the city it's a pity 'cause I ain't seen none yet
And it's that country life I can't forget
And I'd gladly trade the shoes upon my feet to take her place
Just before she steps aboard that train
If I were in her shoes I know I'd turn around turn around
And trade away these Lonesome City blues

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