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Linda lost her lover in the early part of autumn, and she
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moved out to the country hoping all would be forgotten. The
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last time that I saw her she was makin' sure the winter wouldn't
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come through that old door frame where the door is several inches from the
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ground... the cold hard ground. And it's
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hard to go down easy; And it's |
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hard to keep from cryin'; And it's |
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hard to lose a lover in the early part of |
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au-au-au-au-au-au-tumn. _|
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Well, she learned to cook the meals and she learned to start the fire; And she
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learned to make jewelry out of stones and precious metals. She
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sits down to the table with her friends and several others, and she
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tries real hard to never be alone. And it's
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Now the winter wind blows cold upon a fair and gentle soul, and she
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feels as if her time is passin' easy. Her
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friends are sometimes lovers, though they'll always be another She
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thinks about when the night time lays on down. And it's
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