[Verse 1]
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"I was there to hear your borning cry, I'll be there when you are old. I rejoiced the day you
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were baptized to see your life un-fold. I was there when you were but a child, with a faith to
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suit you well; in a blaze of light you wandered off to find where demons dwell."
[Chorus]
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"I was there to hear your borning cry, I'll be there when you are old. I rejoiced the day you
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were baptized to see your life un-fold."
[Verse 2]
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"When you heard the wonder of the Word I was there to cheer you on; you were raised to praise
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the living Lord, to whom you now be-long. If you find someone to share your time and you
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join your hearts as one, I'll be there to make your verses rhyme from dusk till rising sun."
[Verse 3]
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"In the middle ages of your life, not too old, no longer young, I'll be there to guide you through
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the night, com-plete what I've be-gun. When the evening gently closes in and you shut your
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weary eyes, I'll be there as I have always been, with just one more sur-prise."