the house I live in
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a plot of earth, a street
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the grocer and the butcher
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and the people that I meet
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the children in the playground
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the faces that I see
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all races, all religions
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that's a miracle to me
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the place I work in
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the worker at my side
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the little town or city
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where my people lived and died
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the howdie and the handshake
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the air of feeling free
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the right to speak my mind out
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that's a miracle to me
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the things I see about me
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the big things and the small
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the little corner newsstand
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and the howls a mile tall
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the wedding in the churchyard
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the laughter and the tears
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the dream that's been a-growing for a 150 year
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the town I live in
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the street, the house, the room
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the pavement of the city
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are a garden all in bloom
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the church the school the clubhouse
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the million lights I see
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but especially the people
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that's a miracle to me
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The House I Live In
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| Sam Cooke |
