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She was a lovely girl, a charming brown eyed beauty
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You were the bright young man who swept her off her feet
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The high school class ring soon became a wedding band
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And you went off to sail the seas for Uncle Sam
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But they say it was the demon in the bottle
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That took you far away never to return
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And you never knew your son would be my father
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And now sometimes I think about you and I wonder
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If I could talk to you what words would I choose
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I would say I wish I could have known you
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And I would say I wish you would've stayed
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But most of all I would say I forgive you
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I know your love was strong I read it in your letters
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I read how hard you tried to break free from the chains
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I know we all could say how you should have done better
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And wear our anger and resentment like a fetter
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But that's why I would say this to you if I could
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I'd love to tell you how the lovely girl you married
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She's been my hero and a treasure to us all
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I know you'd be proud of the way your name's been carried
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These are things I would love to tell you if I could
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I wish you were here to hear what I would say
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What I Would Say
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| Steven Curtis Chapman |
