You have lived such a gentle life upon this earth
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that I am stunned by your sight.
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If I could give but a token of the love you have,
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then I might not be this lonely tonight.
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Let them have their smug and their cool, confined by fashion and peer.
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I love you for your courage in this frightened atmosphere.
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I love you for your courage in this frightened atmosphere.
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Oh, there are so few brave one's like you. Need I explain?
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Never wondering what to do, what to venture, what to gain.
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And, you have loved, in a total way, from flesh to soul.
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You speak, without coy without pose.
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Your eyes can see that the emperor has lost his clothes.
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And what's more, you'll tell the whole world what he stole.
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Let them have their fad and their fix, confined by fashion and peer.
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I love you for your courage in this frightened atmosphere.
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I love you for your courage in this frightened atmosphere.
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You Have Lived
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| Don McLean |
