To my father what of your sons?
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All of your children
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Even the ones
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Sent out to martyr
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To face the gun
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Precious bodies opposed to bombs
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Led on led on
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To take the path
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Where our bright future
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Is in our past
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To our father what of reason?
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Say what you will
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Believe what you want
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The record shows what we are not
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Our true desires
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Not our good thoughts
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Led on let on
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To take the path
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Where our bright future
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Is in our past
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To my father what have you done?
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To the children
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Born innocent
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But come to harm
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For dreams of glory
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And just a line in history
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Led on led on
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To take the path
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Where our bright future
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Is in our past
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To our father what good may come?
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To let the children
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Walk alone
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To fear to fail
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And need no savior
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To be at peace in our true nature
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Lead on lead on
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Clear the path
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So our bright future
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May come to pass
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May come to pass
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May come to pass
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Our Bright Future
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Tracy Chapman |