They were married in the old Church yard
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And they promised to be true to each other
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No matter how hard their lives might be
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But like meteors that fell through moments parallel
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They were soon to cross
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And on different plots of earth they both did fall
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Though their lives had really not been hard at all
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Chorus:
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Oh my what a shame
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No one's to blame
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It just happened that way
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And there's nothing you can say
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When two people say goodbye
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Oh my...
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Two brothers, promised they'd return
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When the war that they were fighting was over
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But only one lived to keep his vow
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And the story I was told said he lived to be quite old
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Before time won out
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Someone asked if he knew what they both fought for
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But he could not recall he had ever been to war
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Bridge:
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For there's nothing you can say when it's over
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And there's nothing you can do when it's done
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There's no battle you can win
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And there's nothing to begin
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That's not begun
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On this moment, I recall your face
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And I wonder if you still think about me
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Occasionally I still think of you
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And I watch the river flow and I know I must let go
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But it's oh so hard
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For the waves are all around my small canoe
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I had always hoped this boat could carry two
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Oh my what a shame
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| Don McLean |
