The Last Time I Saw Hank

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Oh, the last time I saw Hank
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He was walking through a cornfield all alone

He was looking kinda hungry
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Like a dog that buried but could not find the bone
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And I asked him, did he need a drink?
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He said, "Son, you can take that to the bank"

Then I woke up in a cold sweat
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In this dream I call "The Last Time I Saw Hank"

[Verse 2]
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Oh, the last time I saw George Jones
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Was a honky tonk on the road to Galveston

I believe he was still drinking
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Must have been 1980, 1981
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And you can feel the pain and sorrow
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As his words flew out and rose high then they sank

Then a bottle broke though my windshield
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In this dream I call "The Last Time I Saw Hank"

[Bridge 1]
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Oh, the last time I saw Jesus
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He was walking up the hill of Calvary

And he stumbled but he got some help
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From a man they call "Simon of Cyrene"
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I called out, "Jesus, I am drowning"
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He says, "It's no one drowns, 'cause I will walk the plank"
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And I woke up treading water
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In this dream I call "The Last Time I Saw Hank"

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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Oh, the last time I saw my father
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He looked as if he'd just got out of jail

And he said, "I'm gonna win it back"
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Like a man convinced somehow he had failed
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From the corn fields of Iowa
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To Hollywood and three months in the tank

Oh, the great American dreamer
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In a dream I call "The Last Time I Saw Hank"

[Bridge 2]
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Oh, the last time I saw my mother
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Someone put a rose on her forehead

Was this miracle or mockery?
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I'd scream, "She's asleep, she ain't really dead"
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And I sang my old song "Alkali"
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She opened up her eyes and then she winked
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And it all moved in a circle
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In this dream I call "The Last Time I Saw Hank"

[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
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Oh, the last time I saw Hank
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He was walking through a cornfield all alone