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On a hot Sunday evening

I was drive in the country

When I felt my left-front tire blow

In the trunk I had a spare

But the jack wasn’t there

On a desolate gravel road

Just across the street

Was a two-room shack

And a girl shelling peas on the porch

When she ran out to meet me in a white cotton dress

All I could say was; 'Praise the Lord!'

Yeah, I was a long way from Topelo

A long ways from Topelo

Yeah, I was stranded in a place that nobody knows

I was a long was from Topelo

She said; 'My mamma’s not home

And we don’t have a phone

But if there’s anything I can do

I’d be happy to pour you some cold iced tea

Because I think you’re kind of cute'

We went inside and sat down on the couch

And that girl started up on me

And just like Adam and that Garden of Eden

She showed me that apple and I got weak

I was a long way from Topelo

A long ways from Topelo

Yeah, I was stranded in a place that nobody knows

I was a long was from Topelo

Well, her mother showed up and saw me there

Said what in the world’s going on

She answered; 'Mamma, don’t worry

He’s a real nice man'

Who’s broke down and ain’t got a way home

Daddy gave me a ride

I gave him $ 20 for his trouble and a tank of gas

It was a day I always remember

But if my wife ever asks

I’d say;

I was a long way from Topelo

A long ways from Topelo

Yeah, I was stranded in a place that nobody knows

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