[Verse 1]
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A bottle of wine and two glasses
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Potato salad and that old picnic basket
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Sunday afternoon spread a blanket for so many years that we tend to lose track of it
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Those years turn dreams into memories
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Much oblige for every one you spent with me
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Cant believe the kids that were at our feet all moved out and began their own family
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It still feels like just yesterday
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I stood in that mirror practicin' what to say
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Just know when I live for the moment
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My eyes glowed, held out my hand and felt yours on it
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You don't know the power a touch like that
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You have on a lovestruck lad
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Everything I ever used to care about fade to the back
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I feel that way to this day, matter of fact
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[Chorus]
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Laughter and tears we had through the years
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Like magnets, attract without fear
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The sun [?] light that magically appeared
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I recall it all and I'm glad that you're here
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Laughter and tears we had through the years
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The feeling of companion is near
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The first touch, that cant be compared
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I recall and I'm glad that you're here
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[Verse 2]
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That old tree witnessed the first love we made
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I pulled out my pocket knife, gave it my name
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But like all trees, he went and grew rings and that carving got harder to read from far away
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And the stress of this world, it pressed you
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Made you forget you possessed something special
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And all of this mess, you tended to neglect the blessing that slept directly next to you
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So I'm painfully ignored by a girl masquerading as the lady I adore
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And even though I lived as your husband
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I cant help missin' the kiss I fell in love with
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What was once huggin' and kissin'
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One day made way to fussin' and bickerin'
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Now cussin' and no one's listenin'
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Lost all grip on love in the midst of it
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[Chorus]
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Laughter and tears we had through the years
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The challenges you have interfere
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The heartbreak and anguish we shared
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I recall it all and I'm glad that you're here
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Laughter and tears we had through the years
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We snapped and reacted out of fear
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Broken promises can't be repaired
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I recall it all and I'm glad that you're here
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[Verse 3]
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Those things that we say when we argue
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Never go away, they become part of you
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Furthermore with every new scar it grew ever harder to open my heart to you
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I need you to believe me when I tell you that
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I didn't step out on you to get you back
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I was just hungry for affection that the first time another gave attention, I was in the trap
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I let her stand in for you
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Trying to recapture the magic that I knew
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Thats why I fell for it because
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When she held me in her arms, I pretended they were yours
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I don't fault you for being mad at me
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We were a family, I put you through a tragedy
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Can't blame you for losing sanity
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Rolling me over in my sleep and stabbing me
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[Chorus]
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Laughter and tears we had through the years
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Everytime our anniversary nears
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You show up with a picnic basket and a beer
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I recall it all and I'm glad that you're here
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Laughter and tears we had, it appears
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The best talks I've had with you in years
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Are right here where you laid my casket my dear
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I'll save you a place and catch you when you're here
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Years
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Brother Ali |