| Terri Clark
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| We pass in the hallway
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| I stop to kiss you on the cheek
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| But you’re in a hurry
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| You’ve got a deadline you must meet
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| You’re working so much these days
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| You don’t have time to spend with me But I keep hoping we might get back
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| To the way love used to be
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| I am the keeper of the flame
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| You only helped me build the fire
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| And it’s getting harder every day
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| To make out love burn with desire
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| 'Cause if I left it up to you
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| Only ashes would remain
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| When it needs shelter from the rain
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| I am the keeper of the flame
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| We live here together
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| But I feel we’re world apart
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| When I tell you I love you
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| You never listen with your heart
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| I may look like I’m doing fine
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| But I’m dying deep inside
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| 'Cause I’ve done all that I can do To try and keep this love alive
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| (Repeat Chorus)
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| Oh, when it needs shelter from the rain
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| I am the keeper of the flame |