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[Verse 1]
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I jumped in the car and I headed for Kansas

The mornin' found me in Port Aransas
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Sippin' on rum, lyin' in the sun
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I've never been good at keepin' direction

Schedules are one of life's infections
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I strongly believe
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That I would rather have nothin' than a whole lotta somethin' I don't need

[Verse 2]
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Spent the evenin' in a tavern downtown

With my new friends that I'd gathered 'round
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And I told them 'bout you and all we've been through
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'Bout how you tried to keep me tied down

And the lights went out on our final round
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We all did agree
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That we would rather have nothin' than a whole lotta somethin' we don't need

[Chorus]
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  You can go ahead and keep the money in the bank
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  You can lead a horse to water but you damn sure can't make it drink
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  And I'm doin' fine down here and maybe this time you'll see
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I'd rather have nothin' than a whole lotta somethin' I don't need

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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She was smiling shyly from a barstool in the corner

Thanking me for those drinks that I ordered
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By the look in her eye she was feeling her wine
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I asked her what she was doin' here alone

And if she'd mind if I took her home
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Hell, she just laughed at me
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She said, "I'd rather have nothin' than a whole lotta somethin' I don't need"

[Chorus]
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  You can go ahead and keep the money in the bank
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  And you can lead a horse to water but you damn sure can't make it drink
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  And I'm doin' fine down here and maybe this time you'll see
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I'd rather have nothin' than a whole lotta somethin' I don't need
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Yes, I'd rather have nothin' than a whole lotta somethin' I don't need