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Well I bet youre surprised to see me right now
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I bet you didnt think that I would remember how

Bet you thought I missed you cause the fields aint plowed 
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And the weeds covered up the sign

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Hey well aint it your birthday and why arent you smiling?
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I just drove 250 miles In the middle of the night
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On an empty tank, dodging deer along the way
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On to central Virginia, Moonlight Byway
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Brought to you by this small-town always
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Thought I could come home to, oh but I guess I was wrong


Why in the world are you blocking the doorway 
I wanna come inside and sing happy birthday 
Say hi to your momma, eat a piece of cake
And tell your little brother dirty jokes
I wanna like to everybody bout the star I am Big city life that Im livin 
All of the money that theyre trying to give me
Just to sign a couple compact discs


Hey hey well aint it your birthday, then why arent you smiling?
I just drove 250 miles in the middle of the night, on an empty tank
Dodging deer along the way
On to central Virginia, moonlight byway
Brought to you by a small-town always thought I could
Come home to, oh but I guess I was wrong


Is it one of those times when you think I should back down
Just let it go instead of slamming my foot down
Bow my head at the feet of the Queen, instead of taking out a prison guard
Keeping inside all the things that Im feeling
Never leading anybody into believing, my attitude and I are making a deal
And Im trying to better myself


Hey hey well aint it your birthday, then why arent you smiling?
I just drove 250 miles in the middle of the night, on an empty tank
Dodging deer along the way
On to central Virginia, moonlight byway
Brought to you by a small-town always thought I could
Come home to, oh but I guess I was wrong