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I've seen a young child die, while the bad are left alive
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I've seen the child they took away, while the parents have t
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And only the good die young, the rest are left to carry on
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and only the good ones cry, the rest are left to reason why
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I've seen a child lose it's breath, being snatched away by death
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I've seen the prime of their life, being cut short like a knife
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And only the good die young, the rest are left to carry on
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and only the good ones cry, the rest are left to reason why
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You may try to justify, why the good ones have to die
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but God has need to keep them safe, from the evil they may face
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And only the good die young, the rest are left to carry on
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and only the good ones cry, the rest are left to reason why
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If they had lived we'll never know, in which direction they would go
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but God who knows them best sets the test, and in his trust we have to rest
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And only the good die young, the rest are left to carry on
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and only the good ones cry, the rest are left to reason why