Intro: (F C G) (4x)
verse 1
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Out on the road for the first time
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A virgin running to the sun
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Thinkin' about my folks out in a world so far from mine
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Worrying about their eldest son
verse 2
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And they're asking me, "How will you survive boy?"
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And I say that I'll get by
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And they say to me, "Don't forget to write boy"
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And I say "When I have the time you know I will try
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'Cause I'm a loner
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I'm a loner, yeah
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I'm a loner
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Won't you please leave me alone?
(F C G) (4x)
verse 3
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As time went by I finally had a chance to visit
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Almost wished I hadn't come
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We sat down to eat, the questions started coming
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Interrogation had begun
verse 4
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And they were asking me, "Where'd you get that tan, boy?"
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And I say, "Out the beaches of life"
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And they say to me, "Why don't you get hitched boy?"
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And I say, "The last thing I need is a wife"
VERSE 5
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And they would say to me, "Better go to school boy"
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And I say, "When it's my time I'll know
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And they're asking me, "What if you get drafted?"
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And I say, "If that's the case then I won't go, no"
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'Cause I'm a loner
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I'm a loner, yeah
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I'm a loner
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Won't you please leave me alone?
(F C G)x42 (no that is not a typo, it's just a very long solo)
VERSE 6
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And they say to me, "You don't need three dogs boy"
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And I say, "We all need a friend"
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And they're asking me, "Don't they give you hard times?"
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And I say "Yeah, but they'll be there in the end"
VERSE 7
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And they're asking me, "Why you look like Jesus?"
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And I say, "It ain't because I try"
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But when they asking me, "How much do you party?'
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I say "I just like to get high, and high, and high, and higher!"
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'Cause I'm a loner
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I'm a loner, yeah
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I'm a stoner
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Won't you please leave me alone?