[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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In the streetlight, your hair is the blackest sky
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Through the snow, the cars silently pass us by.
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When you smile, there's no reason to say goodbye
E A
Don't say goodbye
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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I still have the last letter you left for me
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All your t-shirts, your red and green pedigree
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All the rest is sealed up behind memory
E A
Fading away.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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On the steps of the American Legion Hall,
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You wait there alone, nobody left to call.
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No one's there again Spring, summer, winter, fall,
E A
Terrible day
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
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If I'd been there, I'd surely have stayed with you.
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If I'd been there, I'd surely have prayed for you
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If I'd been there, I'd surely have prayed for you
E A
I want you to know
[Outro]
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