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By the time I was your age,
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I'd give a-ny-thing to fall
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in love tru-ly was all I could think.
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That's when I met your mo-ther,
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the girl of my dreams.
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The most beau-ti-ful wo-man
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that I'd e-ver seen.

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She said boy can I tell you
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a won-der-ful thing.
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I can't help but no-tice you
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sta-ring at me.
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I know I should-n't say this,
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but I real-ly be-lieve that
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I can tell by your eyes,
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that you're in love with me.
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Now son, I'm on-ly tel-ling you this
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be-cause life can do ter-ri-ble thi-ngs.

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Now most of the time,
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we'd have too much to drink,
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and we'd laugh at the stars,
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and we'd share e-very-thing.
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Too young to no-tice and too dumb to care.
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Love was a sto-ry that could-n't com-pare.

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I said girl can I tell you
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a won-der-ful thing.
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I made you a pre-sent with pa-per and string.
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O-pen with care.
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Now I'm ask-ing you please.
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You know that I love you,
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will you mar-ry me.
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Now son, I'm on-ly tel-ling you this
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be-cause life can do ter-ri-ble thi-ngs.

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You'll learn one day and I hope and I pray,
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that God shows you dif-fer-ent-ly.

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She said boy can I tell you
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a te-rri-ble thing.
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It seems that I'm sick and I've on-ly got weeks.
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Please don't be sad now I rea-ly be-lieve
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you were the great-est thing
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that e-ver hap-pend to me.

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Slow, so slow.
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I fell to the ground.
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On my knees.

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So don't fall in love,
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there's just too much to lose.
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if you're gi-ven the choice,
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then I'm beg-ging you choo-se
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to walk a-way.
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Walk a-way, don't let her get you.
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I can't bare to see the same hap-pen to you.
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Now son, I'm on-ly tel-ling you this
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be-cause life can do ter-ri-ble thi-ngs.