Oak Street Guys - Right Or Left At Oak Street

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The alarm rang at seven this morning
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The same time it did yesterday
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Seven-thirty is my breakfast time
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And I know what the wife's gonna say

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The Crawfords next door got a new swimming pool
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The Millers got a color TV
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Mr. Wilson's job is not good as yours
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But his wife dresses better than me

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I get to the school at eigh-o-five
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And drop off the kids at the gate
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Then I drive past the clock outside the bank
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It's exactly a quarter past eight

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When I reach the stop sign at Oak Street
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The same thought crosses my mind
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Should I turn right like I always have
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Or left and leave it behind?

[Bridge]
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Right or left at Oak Street
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That's the choice I face everyday
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And I don't know which takes more courage
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The staying or the running away

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A left turn would take me to somewhere
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Leave alarm clocks and schedules behind
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And the world wouldn't care  if  I'm not somewhere
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At some particular time

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Where a man can do what he wants to
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And no one expects him to give
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All  of  his time to the same old routine
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In the one life that he has to live

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I'm not sure which way is the best way
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But I've always turned right before
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And  it  might be strange at the end of the day
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If they weren't  there at the door

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A man must make his decisions
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But he must consider the stakes
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For every man's life  is  a gamble
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It depends on the turn that he takes

[Bridge]
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Right or left at Oak Street
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That's the choice I face everyday
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And I don't know which takes more courage
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The staying or the running away

[Bridge]
F        G7      C
Right or left at Oak Street
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That's the choice I face everyday
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And I don't know which takes more courage
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The staying or the running away