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A little girl pulled her hand from her mother and told her "not this time," |
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"We can walk without one another, I swear that I'll be fine." |
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Her mother knew she had grown older and let her hands divide |
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Her mother knew she couldn't hold her or keep her at her side |
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A little girl moved away to a town where she knew she'd feel secure |
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City lights wouldn't let her break down but still she wanted more |
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'Cause her little girl dreams of growing into things that she could reach |
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Left those little girl dreams below the surface she would breach |
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She said, "I can't stay here, I haven't got the time." |
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"Life goes by, dear, I won't be left behind" |
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"And someday, I'll reach the place where I won't have to run." |
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"There, I won't be afraid to say that I am done." |
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So the girl moved in with her lover, afraid of being alone |
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They built all of her dreams with each other and made themselves a home |
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But at night when the girl would roll over she'd wonder what went wrong |
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Every night with a hand on her shoulder he'd tell her "life is long" |
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Couldn't stay with a man who would settle for nothing more than love |
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Wasn't part of her plan, tied to what she'd grown tired of |
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She cried over and over, not knowing what words would move him on |
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He cried over and over, knowing the girl he loved was gone |
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She said, "I can't stay here, I haven't got the time." |
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"Life goes by, dear, I won't be left behind" |
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"And someday, I'll reach the place where I won't have to run." |
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"There, I won't be afraid to say that I am done." |
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Couldn't give her a reason more to stay |
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Every bit of her heart the girl grew more and more afraid |
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Couldn't give her the patience or a guide |
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Every bit of her heart she felt another second die |
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I heard her shout, I'd get out, let me out, get me out! |
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"And someday, I'll reach the place where I won't have to run." |
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"There, I won't be afraid to say that I am done." |
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When she loses her way, there won't be a train to take her back |
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When she loses her way, she'll have a new angle of attack |
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She'll never remember the people who almost had her caught |
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She'll never surrender to all of the joy they may have brought |
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She said, "I can't stay here, I haven't got the time." |
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"Life goes by, dear, I won't be left behind" |
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"Someday, I'll reach the place where I won't have to run." |
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"There, I won't be afraid to say that I am done." |