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Capo 1
[Intro]
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[Verse]
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I stumbled in, 2 am, I was sixteen. In the living room sat
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my dad waiting on me. I knew that he could smell liqor on
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My breath, I was starin at the floor feeling sorry for
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myself. Then he threw his arm around me and gave me a
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little grin He said son we all mess up sometimes Every now
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and then.
[Chorus]
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Because I've been there too, too many times for me to
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recall. I've been there too 2 am at the end of the bar
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trying to drink her memory away son I know what your
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going through because I've been there too.
[Verse 2]
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An old backroad 68 GTO we all wondered just how fast that
it would go the blulights flashed on my backglass as I
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laid it down scared to hear what he had to say when I got
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down town. But they gave me one phone call that I didn't
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want to make he said son it'll be ok cause we all make
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mistakes.
[Chorus]
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He said I've been there too, too many times for me to
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recall. I've been there too 2 am behind those bars
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boys will be boys son I know what your going through
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because I've been there too.
[Bridge]
Em C
He said son I was your age once a long long time ago
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Well I've been in your shoes but it's time for me to
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go the tears rolled down my face as I stood beside his
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bed and as he closed his eyes I wont forget the words
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he said.
[Chorus]
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I've been there too, once before with your grandpa. I've
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been there too son I know it's hard circle of life and
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there's nothing that we can do because I've been there
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too. Yea I know what your going through because I've
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been there too.