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JDosie works the counter at the dDowntown five and dime
anytGhing at all to help her pass the tDime.
Her mDama keeps the baby and gDrandpa rambles on
about the gGood times playing in his mDind.
It's a hGard life living when you're lDonely
it's a lGong night sleeping aDlone.
It's a hGard time waiting for tomDorrow
it's a lGong long way hDome. D G D
JDosie spends the evening with the pDeople in the pages
of the pGaperback she picked up at the sDtore.
Or sDometimes it's the TV or she'll tDry to write a letter
oh tGhey don't come too often aDnymore.
It's a hGard life living when you're lDonely
it's a lGong night sleeping aDlone.
It's a hGard time waiting for tomGorrow
it's a lGong long way hDome.
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I sDtare at the grey walls bGefore me
ID see her face in the sGtone.
I tDry to imagine our bGaby
I wDish they would let me go hGome.
I wDish they would let me go hGome. D
It's a hGard life living when you're lDonely
It's a lGong night sleeping aDlone.
It's a hGard time waiting for tomDorrow
It's a lGong long way hDome.
It's a lGong long way hDome.
Bringing mGe and the other boys hDome
Bring mGe and the other boys hDome.
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