Darden Smith - Two dollar novels

Well I turned r^Cight on F^Dmirst, ^Fleft on Wh^Gite Oak B^Fack to my old neighbo^Crhood ^CI saw old Doc R^Dmandolph He was ^Fmowing his y^Gard ^FHe's kept it up ‘’bout the best he c^Could. A^Amnd Evelyn his wife of thirty-two years She smi^Gled as I drove by And she w^Faved from her front porch s^Cwing. And she went ^Cback to r^Dmeadin’ her ^Ftwo dollar n^Govel And pla^Fyin’ with her wedding r^Cing.

A few ^Chouses needed p^Dmaintin’, a few ^Fgates were unh^Ginged But ge^Fnerally the place looked the s^Came. The dr^Civeways were f^Dmull of bikes and B^Fuick s^Gedans Things a^Fny good American would c^Claim. And a^Amll them other lovers that m^Garried for cover They were ^Fout for the sacred nightly s^Ctroll. They were ^Cwishing they were ch^Dmaracters in a ^Ftwo dollar n^Govel W^Fishing for their weight in g^Cold.

Now M^Cary Eli^Dmzabeth, she's my ^Fhigh school sw^Geetheart S^Fhe married my best high school f^Criend He m^Canages the ^Dmhardware store, ^Fshe became a n^Gurse And ^FI became a memory to ^Cthem. And ^Amall my other buddies they just got l^Gost in outer space And they ^Fran off to serve their country ^Cwell. They're all f^Cighting in a ^Dmwar of t^Fwo dollar ^Gnovels Where on^Fly the toughest live to t^Cell.

So I turned ^Cright on ^DmWhite Oak and ^Fleft on Fi^Grst O^Fut of that old neighbor^Chood I left Do^Cctor and Mrs. ^DmRandolph sipping i^Fce tea on the f^Gront porch Won^Fdering if I'd ever come to any ^Cgood. And on a th^Amousand shady streets in a t^Ghousand other towns Now p^Feople, Lord, they're doing just the s^Came. They're all l^Civing their l^Dmives like t^Fwo dollar ^Gnovels And wo^Fndering why the world is so in^Csane. They're all l^Civing their ^Dmlives like t^Fwo dollar ^Gnovels And wonder^Fing why there's nothing left to g^Cain.