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CROSS TIES
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Well I am standing in this crowd
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holding fast to the one I love.
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All the world seems alive and loud
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as we relish the siren singing above.
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When this spirit dancing next to me
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offered something I could not believe.
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She said they've called me out of this world soon but I'm glad we shared this before I leave.
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She laid the cross ties of her disease with her words 'cause she was weary.
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Felt like the beams of this cross upon my back that I already carry.
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And I'm telling you this story 'cause it was so damn bewitching.
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And I am singing you this story so you are forced to hear my bitching.
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He says he knows I won't come to visit, his voice a familiar nervous smirk.
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I said for sixteen years you packed you bags, but that guilt trip you're on has never worked.
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And you can tell me a hundred times that you are happy with this life you've made.
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But I know your soul still screams, your daughter for a part wasn't an even trade.
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He laid the cross ties of his disease with her words 'cause he was weary.
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Felt like the beams of this cross upon my back that I already carry.
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And I'm telling you this story 'cause it was so damn bewitching.
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And I am singing you this story so you are forced to hear my bitching.
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Well standing here right now I know I'm about as cool as I'll ever get.
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Head back, blistering my lungs, lips slightly parted and wet.
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And if you've got the guts to hear it this is where I'll always be.
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My souls in my throat so let me clear it.
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And tell you that your point of you is a little different than my point of me.
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We laid the cross ties of our disease with the words 'cause we are weary.
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Felt like the beams of this cross upon my back that I already carry.
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And I'm telling you this story 'cause it was so damn bewitching.
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And I am singing you this story so you are forced to hear me piss and moan.
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| Jennifer Nettles Band |
