Last night I lay all in my dreams, when a rap
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at the door it startled me.
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And I heard those footsteps on the stairs,
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And I bade her; please come in.
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Come in, come in, my roving friend.
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Come in and rest awhile.
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For you've been gone so very long,
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it's nice to see you smile.
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Come in, come in, my wandering friend.
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Accept my welcome home.
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I hope you can stay a long, long while before you have to go.
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And she walked across the room to me,
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and then she sat right down with me,
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and told me that she had to leave.
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She could not stay for long.
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A child he held in his arms, a child that I
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knew well through time, and told me that he had to leave.
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He had to take him home.
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She crossed the floor and moved away,
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and my heart said, "Stop her. Maker her stay."
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But I just showered myself in tears, for I just let her go.
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When I awoke I cried and cried,
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and went to sit by his graveside,
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and visit the child he left behind.
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Because he had to go.
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You must come back to me again.
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Accept the welcome I extend.
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I will not let you go this time,
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if only in my dreams.
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And yeah, though you walk ever on,
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may your heart be not weary but strong.
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And yeah, though you walk ever on,
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through the valley of the shadow of death.
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The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death
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| The Tossers |
