| There’s a man on the telephone, says he’s been drinkin' some wine
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| He won’t give his name, says he’s come to the end of the line
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| He can’t win for losin', he feels like his back’s to the wall
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| He’s hard to keep talkin'; |
| keeps sayin' he’s tired of it all
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| I’m asking him anythin', any fool question will do
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| He knows what I’m doin' and I know what he’s goin' through
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| I hear him cryin', so I’ll do the talkin' for now
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| I hear my own voice and I’m talking, but I don’t know how
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| I say, «Please Mister Can’t-Go-On, you can go on one more day
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| The time to decide is still twenty-four hours away
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| If you still feel the same, then I’ll still have the same thing to say»
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| I’ll say, «Mister Can’t-Go-On, you can go on one more day»
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| I ask him his name again; |
| finally, he tells me it’s Ray
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| His woman can’t take it no more and she’s movin' away
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| He’s tried to quit drinkin' but the least little thing and he’s gone
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| Keep talkin', keep talkin', keep prayin', keep keep in' him on
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| Sayin', «Please Mister Can’t-Go-On, you can go on one more day
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| And the time to decide is still twenty-four hours away
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| If you still feel the same, then I’ll still have the same thing to say»
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| I’ll say, «Please Mister Can’t-Go-On, you can go on one more day»
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| I’ve drunk so much coffee, I know won’t sleep for a week
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| But I feel like we’re winnin'; |
| I’m sitting here letting Ray speak
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| He’s laughed once or twice, even laughed at a lame joke of mine
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| He said it was lousy — I guess that’s a pretty good sign
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| I say, «See Mister Can’t-Go-On, you can go on one more day
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| And the time to decide, is still twenty-four hours away
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| If you still feel the same, then I’ll still have the same thing to say»
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| I’ll say, «See Mister Can’t-Go-On, you can go on one more day»
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| I’ll say, «See Mister Can’t-Go-On, you can go on one more day» |