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[Verse 1]

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There's a place out on the highway 'cross the San Bernardino line
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Where the truckers and the bikers gather every night at the same time
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At seven the band comes in and locals dance the night away
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At Sleepy Joe's Café


[Verse 2]

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I drive on down from the big town Friday when the clock strikes five
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As the red sun sets in the ocean, I start to come alive
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Summer girls in the parking lot slap on their makeup and they flirt the night away
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At Sleepy Joe's Café


[Verse 3]

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Joe came home in '45 and took out a G.I. loan
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On a sleepy little spot and Army cook could call his own
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He married May, the highway come in and they woke up to find
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They were sitting on top of a pretty little gold mine


[Instrumental]

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[Verse 4]

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Saturday night the lights are bright as the folks pour in from town
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Joe keeps the blues playin', at the bar May lays the beers down
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I come through the door and feel the workweek slip away
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See you out on the floor and Monday morning's a million miles away
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At Sleepy Joe's Café
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Sleepy Joe's Café
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Sleepy Joe's Café


[Outro]

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