It was a coal town. He spent his whole life in a hole in
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the ground smashing pieces of earth.
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He never really saw the sky.
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It was a hard life. But little black rocks make the televisions
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work and put food on the table.
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Until the unions cast him aside.
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Now there's a hundred challenging things a boy can do.
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And you've waved goodbye and held more tears in
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than anyone ever should.
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And all my sorrows pale to insignificance.
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That's why I love you.
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She was in a strange land. She taught herself to read
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from doing crosswords and hiding her accent.
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She cast her dreams aside.
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She had a spark in her eye.
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She never saw her son on his wedding day.
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Or our cherry blossoms falling down from the sky
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Now there's a hundred challening things a boy can do.
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And you've waved goodbye and held more tears in
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than anyone ever should.
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And all my sorrows pale to insignificance.
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That's why I love you.
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No coal mines.
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No not a trace.
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Now shopping malls take their place.
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No picket lines.
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The sacrifice.
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Dreams overrun.
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Hopes for a future for her son in Ollerton.
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Now there's a hundred challenging things a boy can do.
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And you've waved goodbye and held more tears in
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than anyone ever should.
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And all my sorrows pale to insignificance.
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That's why she loves you.
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A hundred challenging things a boy can do.
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Wave goodbye.
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Wave goodbye
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A hundred challenging
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Say goodbye to you.
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A Hundred Challenging Things a Boy Can Do
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| Darren Hayes |
