verse 1
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Black-eyed peas in a plastic bowl on New Year's Day
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Sitting in my swingset swing to get away
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Sissy says don't worry it'll be ok
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So we do what we always do stay out of the way
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Out of the way
Chorus
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Now I lay me donw to sleep
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I pray the lord my soul to keep
verse 2
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Turning up the volume on the radio
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Straining not to hear the sound I still cannot let go
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Hoping that the fight'll take away the cold
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Grandaddy's house is just a minute down the road
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Just down the road
Chorus
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Now I lay me donw to sleep
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I pray the lord my soul to keep
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verse 3
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We got school tomorrow and it's past bedtime
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Momma's coming down the hall to say goodnight
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She can't cover up her wory, but she tries
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I love you girls now say your prayers and close your eyes
Chorus
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Now I lay me down to sleep
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I pray the lord my soul to keep
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If I should die before I wake
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I pray the lord my soul to take