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There was a gentleman I knew |
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A stroke held his wife fast asleep |
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And his whole life had come down to |
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The vigil he would daily keep |
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I asked would he rather be free ? |
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And this is how he answered me |
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That's the deal, that's the bargain that you make |
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That's the vow that two hearts take |
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That if better turns to worse you will abide |
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That's the deal, if it were not for God's grace |
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I might be there in her place and she'd be right by my side |
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That's the deal |
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In my mind I still hear him talk |
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I keep those words like souvenirs |
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Brought from a place where couples walk |
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Arm in arm through this veil of tears |
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I pray someday for my own sake |
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I find the heart I'll never break |
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That's the deal, that's the bargain that you make |
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That's the vow that two hearts take |
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That if better turns to worse you will abide |
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That's the deal, if it were not for God's grace |
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I might be there in her place and she'd be right by my side |
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That's the deal |
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That's the deal |
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That's the deal. |
