The chain of love

1. He was drivin' home one evening in his beat up Pontiac,

when an old lady flagged him down, her Mercedes had a flat.

He could see that she was frightened, standin' out there in the snow,

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till he said, "I'm here to help you maam, by the way my name's Joe."

She said, "I'm from St-Louis, and I'm only passin' through.

I must've seen a hundred cars go by, this is awful nice of you."

When he'd changed the tire and closed her trunk,

and was about to drive away,

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she said, "How much do I owe you?" Here's what he had to say :

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You don't owe me a thing, I've been there, too,

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and someone once helped me out just the way I'm helping you.

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If you really want to pay me back, here's what you do :

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Don't let the chain of love end with you.

2. Well, a few miles down the road the lady saw a small café,

she went in to grab a bite to eat and then be on her way.

But she couldn't help but notice how the waitress smiled so sweet,

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and how she must've been eight months along and dead on her feet.

And though she didn't know her story and she probably never will,

when the waitress went to get her change from a hundred dollar bill,

the lady slipped right out the door and on a napkin left a note,

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there were tears in the waitress' eyes when she read what she wrote.

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3. That night when she got home from work the waitress climbed into bed,

she was thinkin' about the money and what the lady's note had said.

As her husband lay there sleepin', she whispered soft and low,

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everything's gonna be alright, I love you - Joe.

(Clay Walker)