[Written by Kirsten Roos in 2018 for Scout's 50th Bday]
[Verse 1]
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For your 50th birthday,
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I wrote a song, that said all I want to say
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The words were sweet, it had a real nice sound
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I only wish that I wrote it down
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[Chorus]
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It was a song about all the things we done
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Epic Adventures 'neath the midnight sun
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Good friends and crazy creeks and whiskey on the trail
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Beers and tears and dreams and schemes and a love that never fails
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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Gold Nugget Triathalon
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You runnin' backwards, me not havin any fun
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You sang me 99 bottles on the wall
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Got me laughin, trying not to fall
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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Climbing Wolverine in the fog
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With Ally Cat and Jamie Dawg
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Rained all day, You were froze to the core
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Wrung out your gloves, and we climbed some more
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
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It was a song about all the things we done
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Epic Adventures 'neath the midnight sun
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Good friends and crazy creeks and whiskey on the trail
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Beers and tears and dreams and schemes and a love that never fails
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
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Eagle River Yurt, Nature Trail
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Ran out of booze, so we had to bail
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Crystal Light cocktails, so obscene
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Next morning we were puking green
[Interlude]
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[Verse 5]
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Kayakin Blackstone Bay
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So many friends came out to play
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Riding icebergs like the rodeo
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Winds ripped through like a tornado
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
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It was a song about all the things we done
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Epic Adventures 'neath the midnight sun
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Good friends and crazy creeks and whiskey on the trail
Am Em D G
Beers and tears and dreams and schemes and a love that never fails
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 6]
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We packed your rig, and drove to Haines
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My ukulele causing you pain
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Caught a ferry, to old Skagway
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Got our permit the very next day
[Interlude]
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[Verse 7]
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33 miles, how that Chilkoot winds
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Up through the rocks and the snow we climbed
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Skinny dipping in a mountain pond
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Hoping the Boy Scouts wouldn't come along
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
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It was a song about all the things we done
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Epic Adventures 'neath the midnight sun
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Good friends and crazy creeks and whiskey on the trail
Am Em D G
Beers and tears and dreams and schemes and a love that never fails
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 8]
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Band camp and surfing the waves
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So many other things that I should say
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But ya see I never wrote it down
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Can't quite recall the sound
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
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It was a song about all the things we done
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Epic Adventures 'neath the midnight sun
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Good friends and crazy creeks and whiskey on the trail
Am Em D G
Beers and tears and dreams and schemes and a love that never fails
[Outro]
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Yeah, Beers and tears and dreams and schemes and a love that never fails