From the recording Kates Soulfood

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99 MILES
99 MILES FROM ATLANTA GEORGIA GOT ONE THING ON MY MIND
TWO WHOLE WEEKS ON THIS LONELY ROAD
FEELS LIKE I'VE SERVED SOME TIME
GONNA PULL IT IN THE DRIVEWAY, POP ON THE EMERGENCY
JUMP LIKE A FROG ON THE PORCH
TAKE A LONG HOT BATH AND A SHOT OF TEQUILA
HEAR THE SOUND OF MY SWEET BABY'S VOICE

BEEN A LOTTA LONG YEARS OF SCRAPIN AND A SCUFFLIN
BUT TIME HAS PROVED ITSELF WELL
WE MIGHT NOT HAD A LOT OF FRILLS AND TASSLES
BUT LAWD KNOWS WE'VE HAD OURSELVES
I SAY IT'S BACK TO THE BASICS
FOR WE'RE AT OUR BEST
CAUSE THAT'S HOW WE STARTED OUT
WE HAD LOVE THEN AND WE HAVE LOVE NOW
AND THAT’S WHAT WERE ALL ABOUT
CHORUS
JUST PUT OUT THE DOG AND READ UP THE HOUSE
CAUSE THE LAST TWO WEEKS HAVE BEEN HELL
 I’LL BE IN THE CITY BY ELEVEN OCLOCK
SHE KNOWS TO EXPECT ME BY TWELVE
YA SEE THERE AIN'T TO MANY JOBS FOR A WORKIN CLASS HERO
SO I GOTTA DO THE BEST I CAN
THEY CAN STOP ME FROM WORKING BUT THEY CAN'T STOP THE LOVIN
THAT HAPPENS TWEEN A WOMAN AND A MAN
CHORUS
THERE WERE TIME’S WHEN I’D WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
AND WATCHED AS SHE SLEPT IN OUR BED
THE ROOM WAS SO COLD NO FOOD IN THE FREEZER
TEARS WELLED UP IN MY HEAD
NOW WE’VE BEEN A LOTTA PLACES AND WE’VE SEEN A LOTTA FACES
SHE STILL SMILES WHEN SHE WALKES BY MY SIDE
WHY THERE’S ONE THING IN LIFE I'D DO OVER
AGAIN
I'D ASK HER TO BE MY BRIDE