Love has gone as surely as it came
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Leavin' me mistaken
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Leavin' you no shame
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But that's not all
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A child will be forsaken
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Thinkin' she was safe
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And who will be to blame?
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We gotta put away the heartache
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You gotta quell your desire
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We gotta sacrifice, we must not break
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You gotta put out the fire.
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Thrown in my dreams, my hopes an' expectations
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Believe me, I don't wanna make a fuss
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But I can't allow you these new found aspirations
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This little girl needs both of us.
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You' gotta put away the yearnin'
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We gotta hide all the pain
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You gotta sacrifice the burnin'
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Well let me help you smile again.
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Remember sunny days when we would laugh
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An' we would play
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Throwin' stones in the sea, makin' castles in the sand
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An' all those rainy days when we would walk
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And stay out late
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An' she'd go splashing in the puddles
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Got her stockings saturated
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Comin' home tired in the dark
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Pickin' up sticks
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An' kicking at the leaves
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Laughin' at those crazy women
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She was smilin' at the men.
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But love has gone as surely as it came
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Leavin' me mistaken
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Leavin' you no shame
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If that's not enough
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A child will be forsaken
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Thinkin' she was safe
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Now sharin' all the pain.
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We gotta put away the heartache
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You gotta quell your desire
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We gotta sacrifice, we must not break
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You gotta put out the fire.
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You' gotta put away the yearnin'
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We gotta hide all the pain
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You gotta sacrifice the burnin'
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Well let me help you smile again.
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Both Of Us
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| Clifford T. Ward |
