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Lately I've been leanin' toward to blues 
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The lazy loafin' good for nothin' no count knock around 
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Ain't been worth a honky dime since country come to town 
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I'll tell you boys this waitin' up for somethin's got me down to nothin' left 
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to lose 

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And lately I've been leanin' toward to blues 
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I said lately I've been leanin' toward to blues 
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I've been leanin' lately toward the blues 
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I've done held on till I can't turn loose 

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Everything is everything and everybody knows 
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We can't get nowhere by steppin' on each other's toes 
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And when it comes to Cotton Corners baby anyway you get here is just fine 
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Cause lately we've been doin' double time 

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And lately I've been leanin' toward to blues 
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I've been leanin' lately toward the blues 
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Done more soul in my old holy shoes 
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I said lately I've been leanin' toward to blues