IntroE....VerseDaEddy worked the same job for twenty-some odd years
OAvertime and weekends never bothered him a bit
Well, MBomma cooked and cleaned and sometimes on the side
She'd sell MAary Kay around holidays to make an extra dime
Keepin' the lEights on
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VerseEMe and my kid brother, man, we thought we had it made
Sh
Aoes were on our feet, food was on our plates
We n
Bever understood why when Daddy said the prayer
Befo
Are he'd say Amen, he'd thank the Man upstairs
For keepin' the li
Eghts on
ChorusYeah, h
Aard times they come and they
Ego
There's sm
Aooth rides, there's highs and there's l
Eows
There's bl
Aue skies and s
G#munshine
The w
F#minds change, and st
Eorm clouds
But s
Aomehow there a
G#mlways is eno
Bugh
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VerseHo
Enky-tonks and highways can be hell on a soul
The ne
Aon life and late nights sure make a young man old
But
Bme and this old guitar have got a promise that we've made
Heaven kn
Aows that it ain't easy keepin' them ends tied, but hey
We're keepin' the li
Eghts on
Oh, we're keepin' the li
Eghts on
We're keepin' the l
Eights on, oh
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