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 Lucinda Jones workin' at the IHOP:

Ten years worth of bacon, eggs an' tears

 She's waited on every creed an' color,

While waitin' on this day to get here

 Graveyard shifts, two bit tips,

 Makin' every quarter count,

 Was worth it all to see her son,

 In that cap an' gown

CHORUS

 There are times in life when you gotta crawl,

Lose your grip, trip an' fall

 When you can't lean on no-one else:

 That's when you find yourself

 I've been around and I've noticed that

 Walkin's easy when the road is flat

 Them danged ol' hills'll get you every time

 Yeah the good Lord gave us mountains,

 So we could learn how to climb

Private Bobby Dunn came back from the war

 Lost his leg but they couldn't take his will

 Hell bent to run in that local marathon

 He trained through the endless pain an' pills

 It hurt so bad that sometimes

He just had to cry

 He didn't stop until he crossed

 That finish line

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 This world ain't fair

 It can knock you on your butt

 You can just lie there

 Or you can get back up

 You gotta get back up

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