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I'm looking for the lyrics to 20th century drifter )I think) old country song about 'driving a racecar '?

heard it in the early 70's; it's got a line about '32 weekends I load up the car and i'm gone, and my woman cries with each goodbye kiss that I give her' ; please help, country music fans!

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  • Lucy
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    1 decade ago
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    Twentieth Century Drifter by Marty Robins

    Drivin' a race car is my way of makin' a livin'

    My way of puttin' the bread on the table at home

    I'm gettin' back about half as much as I'm givin'

    And I couldn't make it without a good woman at home

    First Place could be just a dream, but I'm gonna chase it

    Finishin' out of the "Top Ten" is nothin' but bad

    In a "junker", won't ever be first, I might as well face it

    First Class equipment is somethiing a man's got to have

    You might even call me a twentieth century drifter

    Thirty-two week-ends, I load up the car and I'm gone

    And my woman cries with each "good-bye" kiss that I give her

    And she prays that come Monday mornin', I'll be driftin' home

    Well, my woman sleeps in my arms and I lie here thinkin'

    Half awake, half asleep, I run and re-run the race

    From Dark until dawn, it goes on, my half-awake dreamin'

    And every so often, I dream that I'm takin' First Place

    But it's got to be more than a dream - dreamin' won't make it

    Aw, dreamin' won't ever put bread on the table at home

    And racin' runs deep in my veins. I'll never shake it

    I'm tied to it just like I'm tied to that woman at home

    You might even call me a twentieth century drifter

    Thirty-two week-ends, I load up the car and I'm gone

    And my woman cries with each "good-bye" kiss that I give her

    And she prays that come Monday mornin', I'll be driftin' home

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