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[Verse 1]
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Round here it's the bills and the lack of jobs
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That dominates our table talks
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But tonight as I buttered up my bread
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Momma said, "guess who I saw at Walt's?"
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I heard her name, and I felt the pain
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Of excitement and regret
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Just like that, in my mind,
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I was twenty-one again

[Pre Chorus]
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I wonder if I'm the reason why

[Chorus]
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That Becky's back in Birmingham
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I bet she never left
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I doubt this place is in my heart
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That Becky never left
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I wonder if she's hummin'
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Our old song "The Way I Am"
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Now that Becky's back in Birmingham

[Verse 2]
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Yeah, I guess she never caught that dream
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That she left here to chase
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She's been burning wild through mine
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Like a can't-be-put-out flame
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Yeah, I wonder if she got rid of that ring
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Or does she  have it still?
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Does she ever wish her "no" could have been "yes"?
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The way I always will

[Pre Chorus]
Am                           D
I guess there's only one way to find out

[Chorus]
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While Becky's back in Birmingham
  C       D     G
I bet she never guessed
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I doubt this place is in my heart
      C              D Dsus4 D
That Becky never left
   Em7              D
I wonder if she's thinkin'
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The same thoughts that I am
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Now that Becky's back in Birmingham

[Bridge]
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Here I stand, reelin'
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I got that first-time front-porch kiss stealin'
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How fallin' feels while she looks into my eyes and smiles

[Final Chorus] *Capo moves down to 6*
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Yeah, Becky's back in Birmingham
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And a few will never guess
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Yeah, I made a mark on Becky's heart
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That she can't quite forget
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Yeah, things are back to being
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The way they always should have been
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Now that Becky's back in Birmingham