Sentient Cement Coverpile - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Gimme 3 Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd

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I was cuttin' the rug down at a place called the Jug with a girl named Linda Lou
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When in walked a man with a gun in his hand and he was looking for you know who
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He said hey there fellow with the hair colored yellow . . whacha tryin' to prove
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Cause that's my woman there and I'm a man who cares
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And this might be all for you . . . I said excuse

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I was scared and fearing for my life I was shaking like a leaf on a tree
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Cause he was lean and mean and .. big and bad lordy pointing that gun at me
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Oh wait a minute mister I didn't even kiss her . . . don't want no trouble wit choo
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And I know you don't owe me but I wish you would let me ask one favor from you
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Oh won't you gimme 3 steps . gimme 3 steps mister gimme 3 steps towards yer door
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Gimme 3 steps . gimme 3 steps mister and you'll never see me no more } for sure

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Well the crowd cleared away and I began to pray and the water fell on the floor
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And I'm telling you son well it ain't no fun staring straight down a fourty-four
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Well he toined and screamed at Linda Lou and that's the break I was looking for
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And you could hear me screamin' a mile away as I was headed out towards yer door
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. . . . . show me the back door

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Written by Ronnie Van Zant and Allen Collins / Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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