My Mother Said

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My mother said “I've gained a friend
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At the end of the heart to heart.”
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My mother asked, “will you be fine
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With the choices you make in your life?”

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And you pick me up
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And you hold me close
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And you show the way
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And you let me go

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My father said, “use your head
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The guys upstairs, they just don’t care.”
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My father asked, “will you be safe
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When you're always so far away?”

                G  C
And you pick me up
                G     C
And you hold me close
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And you show the way
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And you let me go
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I let the light into my life
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Close my eyes before I die
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And you let me go
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And you sent me off

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Into the sky
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Always believe in me, always beside me
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I’ve come this far and I'll be going
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Farther than the stars

                  G  C
And you pick me up
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And you hold me close
                G    C
And you take my hand
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And you watch me grow
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And you show the way
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And you let me go

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I let the light into my life
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Close my eyes before I die
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And you let me go
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You let me go
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My mother said, “I've gained a friend.”