Pawn Shop

She pushed her wedding ring across the counter
 And said, "Tell me that it's worth more than I think"
 There's a bus to Baton Rouge leaves in an hour
 And $90 cash buys me a seat
 That quarter-carat, picture-perfect dream
 Wasn't all it was cracked up to be
 But it ain't stolen, it ain't hot
 Someone told me it cost alot
 Man, ain't that the truth?
 Thought I'd wear it my whole life
 It never even crossed my mind
 Back when it was new
 It'd end up in a pawn shop on Charlotte Avenue
 He walked in with it slung over his shoulder
 He said, "Man, you'll never give me a fair price."
 But this young man's town's just watchin' me get older
 And the songs I sing don't feed my kids and wife
 There's a few belt buckle scratches on the back
 And the B-string tends to fall a little flat
 But it ain't stolen, it ain't hot
 Someone told me it cost alot
 Man, ain't that the truth
 Thought I'd play it my whole life
 Never even crossed my mind
 Back when it was new
 It'd end up in a pawn shop on Charlotte Avenue
 Dreams don't die even when they're broken
 Tomorrow when that sign says "Open"
 That guitar or that wedding band
 Will start a new dream, second-hand
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 It ain't stolen, it ain't hot
 Someone told me it cost alot
 Man, ain't that the truth
 Thought I'd own it my whole life
 It never even crossed my mind
 Back when it was new
 It'd end up in a pawn shop on Charlotte Avenue