| We have cleared off the table
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| The leftovers saved
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| Washed the dishes and put them away
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| I have told you a story
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| And tucked you in tight
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| At the end of your knock about day
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| As the moon sets its sails
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| To carry you to sleep
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| Over the midnight sea
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| I will sing you a song no one sang to me
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| May it keep you good company?
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| You can be anybody that you want to be
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| You can love whomever you will
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| You can travel any country
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| Where your heart leads
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| And know I will love you still
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| You can live by yourself
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| You can gather friends around
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| You can choose one special one
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| And the only measure of your words
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| And your deeds will be the love you leave behind
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| When you’re gone
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| Some girls grow up strong and bold
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| Some boys are quiet and kind
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| Some race on ahead, some follow behind
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| Some grow in their own way and time
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| You can dream all the day never reaching
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| The end of everything possible for you
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| You can be anybody that you want to be
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| You can love whomever you will
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| You can travel any country
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| Where your heart leads
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| And know I will love you still
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| You can live by yourself
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| You can gather friends around
|
| You can choose one special one
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| And the only measure of your words
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| And your deeds will be the love you leave behind
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| When you’re gone
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| And your deeds will be the love you leave behind
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| When you’re gone |