Intro: 
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Verse 1 
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Well when I was a young lad  Damned if I didn't know it all 
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When I was young like you You know I knew it all 
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But if ya listen to an old dog bark 
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Ya might see them holes before ya fall 
 
Verse 2 
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I'm gonna lay somethin on ya' and then I'm gonna heel on out 
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I'm gonna lay somethin on ya' and then I'm gonna heel on out 
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And you can take it or leave it 
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But I damn well know what i'm talkin bout 
 
Chorus 
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Yeah  cause I done felt the pain 
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and I've been caught in the damned ol rain 
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and lord it's hard ta get off 
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the old white train 
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Yeah  the old white train costs a lot to ride 
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It stole your heart and even your pride 
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and it'll damn shure forever-more 
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please your brain 
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Take a little advice  
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stay away from the cocaine train 
 
solo 
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Chorus 2 
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Yeah  cause I done felt the pain 
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and I've been caught in the damned ol rain 
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and lord it's hard ta get off 
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the old white train 
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Yeah  the old white train costs a lot to ride 
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It stole your heart and even your pride 
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and it'll damn shure forever-more honey 
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please your brain 
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Take a little advice  
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stay away from the cocaine train 
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Yeah take a little advice  
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and stay away from the cocaine train 
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Cocaine train!