Truckin'

Truckin', got my chips cashed in
 Keep truckin', like the doo-dah man
 Together, more or less in line
 Just keep truckin' on
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 Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
 Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street
 Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
 Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings
 Dallas, got a soft machine
 Houston, too close to New Orleans
 New York got the ways and means
 But just won't let you be
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 Most of the cats that you meet on the streets speak of true love
 Most of the time they're sittin' and cryin' at home
 One of these days they know they gotta get goin'
 Out of the door and down to the street all alone
 Truckin', like the doo-dah man
 Once told me, "You got to play your hand"
 Sometimes the cards ain't worth a dime
 If you don't lay 'em down
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 Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me
 Other times I can barely see
 Lately it occurs to me
 What a long, strange trip it's been
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 What in the world ever became of sweet Jane?
 She lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the same
 Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine
 All a friend can say is, "Ain't it a shame?"
 Truckin', up to Buffalo
 I been thinkin', you got to mellow slow
 Takes time, you pick a place to go
 And just keep truckin' on
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 Sittin' and starin' out of the hotel window
 Got a tip they're gonna kick the door in again
 I'd like to get some sleep before I travel
 But if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in
 Busted, down on Bourbon Street
 Set up, like a bowlin' pin
 Knocked down
 It get's to wearin' thin
 They just won't let you be
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 You're sick of hangin' around and you'd like to travel
 Get tired of travelin' and you want to settle down
 I guess they can't revoke your soul for tryin'
 Get out of the door and light out and look all around
 Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me
 Other times I can barely see
 Lately it occurs to me
 What a long, strange trip it's been
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 Truckin', I'm a goin' home
 Whoa whoa baby, back where I belong
 Back home, sit down and patch my bones
 And get back truckin' on