| You came a long way from St. Louis
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| You climbed the ladder of success
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| I’ve seen the town and country cars
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| That were parked out in front of
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| Your fancy address
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| You came a long way from St. Louis
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| You broke a lot of hearts between
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| I’ve met a gang of gloomy guys
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| Who were doin' all right
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| 'Till you came on the scene
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| You came here from the middle-west
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| And natcherly impressed
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| The population here-abouts
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| Listen, baby
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| I got news for you
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| I’m from Missouri too
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| So, natcherly, I got my doubts
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| You got 'em droppin' by the way-side
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| A feelin' I ain’t gonna know
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| You came a long way from St. Louis
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| But, baby, you still got a long way to go
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| You had to blow the middle-west
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| And natcherly impressed
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| The population here-about
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| Baby, I’ve got news for you
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| I’m from Missouri too
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| So, actually, I got my doubts
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| You got 'em fallin' by the way-side
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| A feelin' I ain’t gonna know
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| You came a long way from St. Louis,
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| But, baby, you still got a long way to go
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| I love ya, I need ya, I want ya
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| But listen, baby, oh, listen, baby
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| You got a long way to go, yeah
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| I want ya, I need ya, I love ya
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| Listen, baby, come on back home
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| Oh, baby, you got a long way to go |