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There are many choices in this life, that we don't get to make.

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Like who's your pa, and where you're from,

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and when the leaves are down it's time to rake.

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But you can choose your drinking partner, and mine ain't from Tennessee.

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Yes, it's straight Kentucky bourbon for me.

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Oh, it's sweet Kentucky bourbon for me.