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I knew a man a long, long time |
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But I never knew him at all |
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Small in stature, big at heart |
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Oh, he always stood tall |
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From the time that he was born |
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He had a style all his own |
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In my mind he could do no wrong |
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Misunderstood all along |
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He worked hard all his life |
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To get what he has today |
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We would all be better off |
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If we could hear those words |
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That he had to say |
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He was a little rough around the edges |
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And through it all we all knew |
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He was a little rough around the edges |
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Simple in mind but always had a kind eye for you |
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Oh, for you, for you |
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He took me by the hand |
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And said, "Son, what's your plan?I won't stop you or stand in your waySomeday you'll be a man" |
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I look at him with hungry eyes |
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That only youth can know |
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With all his wisdom and all his years |
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He said, "I'll teach you all that you need to know" |
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He was a little rough around the edges |
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And through it all we all knew |
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He was a little rough around the edges |
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Simple in mind but he always had a kind eye for you |
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Don't stop, now, keep moving |
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Don't worry about where you are going |
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I'll hear you, you'll feel me |
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I'm there no matter where you go |
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He was a little rough around the edges |
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And through it all we all knew |
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He was a little rough around the edges |
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Simple in mind |
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He was a little rough around the edges |
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He was a little rough around the edges |
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Simple in mind, oh, oh, simple in mind, oh oh |
