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Cliff Wade

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Free Fallin'
Tom Petty
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You ever have one of those that you never sing the lyrics as they actually are? For example, you make up a lyric that sounds like the actual lyrics and then those lyrics forever stick with you? Yep, that's how I am with Free Fallin' by Tom Petty. For decades, since the mid 80's I've always sung the lyrics as Tree Farmin'. It's just what I heard/hear when the song plays and a couple of friends and myself back in high school sung Tree Farmin' and it's forever stuck. As in, FOREVER! It's literally the only way I will sing the song when it comes on. My wife thinks it's hilarious and laughs every time.

Do you have a song that you do this with?

She's a good girl, loves her mama
Loves Jesus and America too
She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
Loves horses and her boyfriend too

It's a long day livin' in Reseda
There's a freeway runnin' through the yard
And I'm a bad boy 'cause I don't even miss her
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart

And I'm tree
Tree farmin'
Yeah, I'm tree
Tree farmin'

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