June 18 1976

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 You were born in KC, Missouri      To a girl who wasn't married
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 After your birth she brought you to the nursery
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 Kissed your head and told you not to worry
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 And then quietly she turned and slipped away

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 In the elevator her heart began to pound   To the rooftop, in her slippers, and her gown
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 On the edge, she took one last look around
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Then closed her eyes and pushed away

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Speeding toward the ground
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 Through the air without a sound    So gracefully

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 Twelve flights down, nearly naked on the ground  Skin and tragedy always attract a crowd
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 So it was when the policeman came around    He took more than fifty eyewitness accounts
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Each one in awe, for they'd never seen a girl so sad and beautiful.....

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 Speeding toward the ground
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Through the air without a sound
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   Speeding toward the ground
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Through the air without a sound  So gracefully