Cold was the night, hard was the ground
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They found her in a small grove of trees
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Lonesome was the place where Georgia was found
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She's too young to be out
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On the street.
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Why wasn't God watching?
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Why wasn't God listening?
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Why wasn't God there for
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Georgia Lee?
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Ida said she couldn't keep Georgia
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From dropping out of school
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I was doing the best that I could
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But she kept runnin away from this world
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These children are so hard to raise good
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Why wasn't God watching?
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Why wasn't God listening?
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Why wasn't God there for
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Georgia Lee?
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Close your eyes and count to ten
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I will got and hid but then
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Be sure to find me. I want you to find me
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And we'll play all over
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We will play all over again
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There's a toad in the witch grass
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There's a crow in the corn
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Wild flowers on a cross by the road
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And somewhere a baby is crying
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For her mom
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As the hills turn from green back
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To gold
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Why wasn't God watching?
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Why wasn't God listening?
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Why wasn't God there for
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Georgia Lee?
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Georgia Lee
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Tom Waits |