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92. Huntsville Lights by Bobby Brooks

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 11:56 PM

Mar 2016

Well, this is an odd one. Having grown up in Huntsville, I laugh at the notion of this city being the temptation that destroys a romance. NYC or Hollywood it ain't.

I was searching for an old song called "Bright Lights of Huntsville" but couldn't find it with Google. Maybe that's not the correct name.

Most songs with Huntsville in the title are about Huntsville, TX, particularly the prison there.

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