Outtake version
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One, two, three, four
Last night I dreamed we was running through the outlands
Tears streaming, your pretty face all a wreck
I held your daddy's gun in my trembling hands
And down the highway another stranger comes
You gotta take 'em baby when they come
Little girl put on your red dress
'Cause we're going out on the town tonight
Better bring along your switchblade
'Cause for sure some fool's gonna wanna fight
You've got to take 'em baby as they come
You gotta take 'em, take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em baby as they come
But God save the rider in the black night
Save the man who taught that it was right
To do what they have done, girl
To become what we have become
You gotta take 'em baby when they come
Little girl, gone are the days
Faded away into a clear blue night
And all the vows that we made
Lie shattered and broken in the morning light
You gotta take 'em baby when they come
You gotta take 'em, take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em baby as they come
I know your heart is breaking
I can feel it too, girl
Though my finger on the trigger's shaking
Here I swear to you, girl
Winners and losers
All look the same from the other side
If we could choose we would
We could try, couldn't we honey
Take 'em baby when they come
Take 'em, take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em baby as they come
Take 'em, take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em baby as they come
Take 'em baby as they come
Take 'em baby as they come
Take 'em baby as they come
Take 'em baby as they come
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This outtake version of TAKE 'EM AS THEY COME can be found on The Definitive River Outtakes Collection Volume 2 (E. St. Records) [disc 2, track 01] bootleg.
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TAKE 'EM AS THEY COME [Official studio version]