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{Just an ...} old truck-stop
in the middle of nowhere |
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That gray weathered place called the State
Line Cafe |
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Stop in for some coffee, a burger or French
fries |
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The next place to stop is an hour away |
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Built in the twenties, survived the depression |
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Pouring coffee for truckers on that lonesome
blacktop |
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Dave bought the place to be out of the
city |
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Cooking hash browns and chicken for the
people who stop |
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Then crews widened the highway. They took
out the curve |
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Engineers said it was safer that way |
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Now the trucks don't have access so they
keep on rolling |
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On up to Wyoming past the State
Line Cafe |
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{Past that ...} |
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Jackie served the last breakfast three
eggs over easy |
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One piece of bacon, three slices of toast |
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Then they threw out their dreams with
the leftover coffee |
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Where they're headed, nobody knows |
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{Left that ...} |
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Old truck-stop in the middle
of nowhere |
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That gray weathered place called the State
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You can't stop for coffee, no burger,
no French fries |
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Jackie and Dave closed the State Line
today |
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Yeah, Jackie and Dave closed the State
Line today |
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Full-length
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- State Line Café
was aired on "Four Strong Winds,"
KVMR,
Nevada City, on May 26, 2010.
- State Line Café
was aired on "Rocky Mountain
Bluegrass," KOLT
FM, 100.7 FM, Cheyenne WY, on
Feb 28, 2010.
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The original melody was an uninspired
waltz. At a suggestion by Bob
Turner, B.J.
created an interesting melody in
4/4 time.
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"I read an article in the Sunday
magazine section of the paper about
the State Line Cafe.
After I wrote the song, I learned that
my ex-husband was one of the engineers
on the project that changed the highway.
"I planned to make a demo of the
song and give it to Greg Lopez, the
writer of the article, but, tragically,
he died in a car accident." —
San
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