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[Verse 1]
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I woke up early Sunday morning, had myself a piece of toast
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Had fifty dollars in my pocket, gonna chase myself a ghost
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Went down Camino Espinoza, gonna get me a divorce
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Gonna split with all my money, see that girl who loves a horse

[Chorus]
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It's New Year's Day here on the border, and it's always been this way
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I never do the things I oughta, think I'll stay, it's New Year's Day

[Verse 2]
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I met them boys there from O'Conner, cowboy like you never seen
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They're up for anything you want to, live on steak and refried beans
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They bought up half of southern Texas, it's why they act the way they do
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When them boys meet me in Laredo, they think they own Laredo too

[Chorus]
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It's New Year's Day here on the border, and it's always been this way
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I never do the things I oughta, think I'll stay, it's New Year's Day

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[Verse 3]
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I know a girl here in Laredo, her name's Pussy Willow Rose
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She got that ring around the collar, got that ring stuck through her nose
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She works there at the Dallas Cowboys, but she's got no in between
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Like all them other boys in dresses, they ain't every Cowboys dream

[Chorus]
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It's New Year's Day here on the border, and it's always been this way
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I never do the things I oughta, think I'll stay, it's New Year's Day
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It's New Year's Day here on the border, and it's always been this way
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I never do the things I oughta, think I'll stay, it's New Year's Day

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