| My mother said to me
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| When I was young
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| She said then nothing
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| But she’d never hold me down
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| She tough me everything
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| And gave me a plan
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| So I’ll do my best for her
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| Whenever I can
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| She said when you’re older
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| And a little bit wiser
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| You can make a difference
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| You can make a change
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| If you never stop fighting
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| And you never quit trying
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| Then you’ll get rise up
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| You can be a flame
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| You can be a good man
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| You can be a good man
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| You can be a good man
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| Yeah
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| My daddy left us
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| When we were young
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| He showed me nothing
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| About how to be a man
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| My mama showed me
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| How to write a song
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| She said it’s all possible
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| If your heart is strong
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| She said when you’re older
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| And a little bit wiser
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| You can make a difference
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| You can make a change
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| If you never stop fighting
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| And you never quit trying
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| Then you’ll get rise up
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| You can be a flame
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| You can be a good man
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| You can be a good man
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| Sometimes when the wrong is the longest hard
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| But you have a place to call your home
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| I’ll be right here my love
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| You will never be alone
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| You can always call my name
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| I will watch you here from heaven
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| My mother’s gone now
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| Her soul remains
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| I still think about her
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| About everything she said
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| So I’ll show my daughter
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| Now I’m a man
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| That she can be anything
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| ‘Cause daddy said she can
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| You see now that I’m older
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| And a little bit wiser
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| I can make a difference
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| Yeah I can make a change
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| If I never stop fighting
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| And I never quit trying
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| Then I’ll get rise up
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| Yeah I can be a flame
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| Ooh I can be a good man
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| Yeah I can be a good man
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| Ooh I can be a good man
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| Yeah I can be a good man
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| I can be a good man
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| Yeah
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| Yeah
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| Ooh |