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[Verse]
ID'm just a penny on the train track
WaiGting for my judgment dDay
ComDe on baby girl, let see me those legs
BefoGre I get flattened awDay
I wDait, yeah I waAit
For somethGing good, for something greDat
[Verse]
StoDpping in somebody's old hometown
GottGa get that midnight meDal
If Dyou can't get behind your own life
Get Gbehind the driving wheDel
And Dgo, just gAo
FiGnd a place that you don't knDow
[Verse]
RDan into a friend just the other night
GoGt a badge, he's a local coDp
HaveDn't seen that boy in over seven years
SiGnce outta high school I droppeDd
I sDee, I seAe
All Gthe things that I should bDe
[Verse]
EveDn lucky man has a bad day
AnGd pretty girl has a scaDr
AfDter that train comes and takes me away
PicGk up that guitaDr
And plDay, just pAlay
PlaGy that rock and roll for Dme
[Verse]
He'Ds in the yard just washin' his car
ThinGking about his pretty wifDe
MakiDn' lemonade with the kitchen aid
MakiGn' him a perfect liDfe
And it's grDim, so diAm
When Gyou wish that you were just like Dhim
[Verse]
ID'm just a penny on the train track
WaiGting for my judgment daDy
ComDe on baby girl, let me see those legs
BeGfore I get flattened awDay
I Dwait, yeah I Await
FoGr something good, for something greaDt
[Outro]
And I trDy, oh I trAy
I Gcan't stop, I don't know whDy

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Penny On The Train Track

by Ben Kweller

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse]

I'm just a penny on the train track

G D

Waiting for my judgment day

Come on baby girl, let see me those legs

G D

Before I get flattened away

D A

I wait, yeah I wait

G D

For something good, for something great

[Verse]

Stopping in somebody's old hometown

G D

Gotta get that midnight meal

If you can't get behind your own life

G D

Get behind the driving wheel

D A

And go, just go

G D

Find a place that you don't know

[Verse]

Ran into a friend just the other night

G D

Got a badge, he's a local cop

Haven't seen that boy in over seven years

G D

Since outta high school I dropped

D A

I see, I see

G D

All the things that I should be

[Verse]

Even lucky man has a bad day

G D

And pretty girl has a scar

After that train comes and takes me away

G D

Pick up that guitar

D A

And play, just play

G D

Play that rock and roll for me

[Verse]

He's in the yard just washin' his car

G D

Thinking about his pretty wife

Makin' lemonade with the kitchen aid

G D

Makin' him a perfect life

D A

And it's grim, so dim

G D

When you wish that you were just like him

[Verse]

I'm just a penny on the train track

G D

Waiting for my judgment day

Come on baby girl, let me see those legs

G D

Before I get flattened away

D A

I wait, yeah I wait

G D

For something good, for something great

[Outro]

D A

And I try, oh I try

G D

I can't stop, I don't know why

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