| I was green in my younger days
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| Full of plans but not much knowin'
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| Tried my hand at the game of love
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| But I was so naive
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| From the shelter of mama’s wings
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| Learned to fly but I was broken
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| By a woman of 25
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| When I was just 19
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| Didn’t know where to find myself
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| The rules they were not so simple
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| Makes no sense tryin' to face this world
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| 'Til you’re old enough to fight
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| Lover… you're the reason I’ll be home tonite
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| Lover… never thought that I would see the light
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| I was hungry in '81
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| For a time I thought I’d found her
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| Found myself on the road again
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| Freezin' from the cold
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| Fortune found me in '82
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| With a girl from way down under
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| She seemed like the natural thing
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| I thought I knew for sure
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| Tried to hold her--I could not see
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| Past her eyes was a spell unbroken
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| Battered visions and frozen dreams
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| That would never see the light… now you’re my
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| Lover… you're the reason I’ll be home tonite
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| Lover… someone told me it comes once-in-a-lifetime
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| Lover… never thought that I would see the light
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| Lover… you're the reason I’ll be home tonite
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| It’s a long road to salvation
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| People say nothin' lasts forever
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| But when it comes to the bottom line
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| When I make it I’ll see you there… see you there
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| Once in a lifetime…
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| Now we’re lookin' on better times
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| It seems like a miracle
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| But I’ll never forget those days
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| I’m ready now to fight… for you my
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| Lover… you're the reason I’ll be home tonite
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| Lover… someone told me it comes once-in-a-lifetime
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| Lover… never thought that I would see the light
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| Lover… you're the reason I’ll be home tonite
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| Once in a lifetime… |