Does your mother know
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You had to go someday
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Does your mother know
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That you would go so fast
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Anyway, that's all you think about
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You'd call her if you could
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But the letters that you write
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In the faded winter light
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Just tell her they tell her
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That you've got ten dollars and you'll be all right
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And when you get straight you're gonna come back east some day
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Does your mother know
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You have a man in the West
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Does your mother know
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You drove him from your door
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Anyway that's all you think about
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You'd call her if you could
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Does your mother know
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You walked all day in the rain
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Does your mother know
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How deep your love could be
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Anyway that's all you think about
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You'd call her if you could
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But the letters that you write
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In the faded winter light
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Just tell her they tell her
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That you've got ten dollars and your rent costs eight
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And when you get straight you're gonna come back east some day
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But the letters that you write in the faded winter light
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Just tell her they tell her
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Does Your Mother Know
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| Gordon Lightfoot |
