| My daddy died a good death
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| He was a hero in the war
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| And on his deathbed
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| He turned to me and said, «Do you know
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| What I was fighting for?»
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| I said, «Yes, sir
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| You were fightin' for the people who got treated unfair»
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| He said, «No, son
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| I was fightin' for this moment right here»
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| When I can finally close my eyes
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| When I say my last goodbye
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| When I taught you everything I know
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| Tell you «I love you» once more
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| Always your hero
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| No equal
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| So my conscience is clear
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| It’s while I’m smiling through the tears
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| Forever your hero
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| You’ll always know
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| You were special, you were mine
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| I’ll be watchin' you from the sky, yeah
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| Charlie delivered papers
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| He was a downright bad poker player
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| He was funny, but no money
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| Kind of loud, but good company
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| His daughter was his princess
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| And one day she brought him home a gift
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| He said, «It's not my birthday
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| Baby, you made a mistake»
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| She just turned to him and said
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| «Whenever I close my eyes
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| And you tuck me in at night
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| So many things I forget to say
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| So I bought you this hero cape»
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| So you’ll always know you’re my hero
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| No, equal
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| So when they carry me or they bury me
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| You’ve been there for me for sure
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| Forever my hero
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| You’ll always know
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| You were special, you were mine
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| Forever in your debt to the ends of time |