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Now this man down at the used car lot 
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tried to sell me four wheels and a trunk 
 
I said, "Man, there is no engine!", 
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he said, "The engine's just a bunch of junk 
 
You don't need no engine to go downhill 
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and I could plainly see, that that's the direction 
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you're headed in", and he handed me the keyes 
 

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(I said) No deal; you can't sell this stuff to me 
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No deal, I'm going back to Tennessee 
 
Well, I went to a doctor of the highest order, 
he said I couldn't have a drink for a year 
One glass of wine on my birthday 
if my birthday wasn't too very near 
Lord, he must have put me in a state of shock 
'cause I made it for about two weeks; 
then he sent me a bill 
that knocked me flat off the wagon 
and back down on my feet 
 
When true love knocked upon my door 
she'd just barely turned fifteen 
and I was a little bit nervous 
if you know just what I mean 
But I've heard somewhere 
that true love conquers all 
and I figured that was that 
then I started having dreams 'bout 
being chased out of town 
wearing nothing but my cowboy hat 
 
Well, I come through this life a stumbler, my friends 
I expect to die that way 
it could be twenty years from now 
it could be most any day 
But if there is no whiskey and women, Lord, 
behind them heavenly doors 
I'm gonna take my chances down below, 
and of that you can be sure