EARLY MORNING RAIN
Gordon Lightfoot

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.... In the early morning rain___, .... with a dollar in my hand___
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.... With an achin' in my heart___, .... and my pockets full of sand___
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.... I'm a long way from home___, .... and I miss my loved ones so___
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.... In the early morning rain___, .... with no place to go___

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.... Out on runway number nine___, .... big seven-oh-seven set to go___
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.... But I'm stuck here in the grass___, .... where the cold wind blows___
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.... Now the liquor tasted good___, .... and the women all were fast___
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.... Well there she goes, my friend___, .... she is rolling now at last___

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.... Hear the mighty engines roar___, .... see the silver bird on high___
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.... She's a-way and westward bound___, .... far a-bove the clouds she'll fly___
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.... Where the mornin' rain don't fall___, .... and the sun always shines___
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.... She'll be flyin' o'er my home___, .... in a-bout three hours time___

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.... This old airport's got me down___, .... ain't no earthly good to me___
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.. 'Cause I'm stuck here on the ground___, .... as cold and drunk as I might be___
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.... You can't jump a jet plane___, .... like you can a freight train___
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.... So I'd best be on my way___, .... in the early morning rain___