Karaoke Track: Riding With Private Malone by David Ball (NorthStar Karaoke) - Karaoke Nerds

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RIDING WITH PRIVATE MALONE

I was just out of the service

Thumbin' through the classified
When an ad that said old Chevy

Somehow caught my eye

The lady didn't know the year

Or even if it ran
But I had that thousand dollars
In my hand

It was way back in the corner

Of this old ramshackle barn

With thirty years of dust and dirt

On that green army tarp

And when I pulled the cover off

It took away my breath

What she called a Chevy
Was a Sixty-six Corvette

I felt a little guilty

As I counted out the bills

But what a thrill I got
When I sat behind the wheel

I opened up the glove box

And that's when I found the note
The date was nineteen sixty-six

And this is what he wrote

He said my name is

Private Andrew Malone

And if you're reading this

Then I didn't make it home

But for every dream thafs
Shattered another one comes true

This car was once a dream of mine

Now it belongs to you

And though you may take her

And make her your own

You'll always be riding
With Private Malone

Well it didn't take me long

At all I had her runnin' good

I love to hear those horses

Thunder underneath her hood

Had her shinin'
Like a diamond
And I'd

Put the ragtop down

All the pretty girls

Would stop and stare

As I drove

Her though town

The buttons on the radio
Didn't seem to work quite right

But it picked up that oldies show

Especially late at night

I'd get the feeling sometimes

lfl turn real quick I'd see

A soldier riding shotgun

In the seat right next to me

It was a young man named

Private Andrew Malone

Who fought for his country

And never made it home

But for every dream thafs

Shattered another one comes true
This car was once a dream of his

Back when it was new

And he told me to take her

And make her my own

And I was proud to be riding
With Private Malone

One night it was rainin' hard

I took the curve too fast
I still don't remember much
About that fiery crash

Someone said they thought

They saw a soldier pull me out

They didn't get his name

But I know without a doubt

It was a young man named

Private Andrew Malone

Who fought for his country

And never made it home

But for every dream that shatters

Another one comes true
This car was once a dream of his

Back when it was new

And I know I wouldn't be here

If he hadn't tagged along

Oh thank God I was riding
With Private Malone

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Title: Riding With Private Malone
Artist: David Ball
Brand: NorthStar Karaoke
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Code: NM3021-02
Genres: country, country road, country rock, classic country pop, traditional country