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He said: mama I know you have |
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a lot of plans for me |
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College in the fall, |
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hey I'm almost eighteen |
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I've been doing lots of thinking |
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about a lot of stuff |
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Went down to the recruiter today |
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and I signed up |
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If not there, then where |
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If not now, then when |
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If not this, then what else can I defend |
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Being gone and being scared |
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What else can I do |
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You are not me mama |
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If not me then who |
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He's upstairs shaving |
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His cloth is starched and pressed |
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I'm down here praying, my mind is a mess |
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I ask where he got, these crazy ideas anyway |
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He just smiles and says: |
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It's the way that I was raised |
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If not there, then where |
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If not now, then when |
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If not this, then what else can I defend |
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Being gone and being scared |
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What else can I do |
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If not me daddy |
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If not me then who |
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We wait for his letters, emails and satellite calls |
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Then the politics, |
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Thats number 84 wide receiver for the Wildscats whos pictures is hangning in my home next to the soldier standing proud and tall |
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He said |
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If not there, then where |
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If not now, then when |
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If not this, then what else can I defend |
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Being gone and being scared |
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What else can I do |
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If not me dear God |
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If not me then who |