Her mama cussed
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She was out of film
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As her baby came down those stairs
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Looking right at her boyfriend
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His hands, they shook
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As he pinned on her corsage
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And she almost cried
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Cause she'd liked this guy
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From the very start.
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Shoulda been just another first
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And not the last
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Beautiful moment in two lives
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When they looked back
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But now they're
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[chorus]
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Flowers by the side of the road
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Yeah, that's all that's left
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Of the hopes and dreams
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Of two seventeen year-olds
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Some dreams live on
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And some, they don't
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All that's left to know
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All that's left to show
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Are flowers by the side of the road
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Could've been me
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Could've been you
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How many times have i said
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I've just had one or two
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It's a sobering thought
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It's a sobering sight
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How like a bad, bad dream
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You can lose everything
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On a careless night
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Be the one who lives
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Be the one who's gone
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Be the mother whose heart
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Has to somehow go on
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But she'll leave
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[repeat chorus]
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Flowers By The Side Of The Road
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| Katrina Elam |
