If we knew chords by Goapele

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There was

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a boy,
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about two years old
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That's much too young to
see what would unfold
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His dad so bold, so full of life
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Caught up  in things that
would take his life
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He'd leave behind old words unsaid
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His love was learned to deal with it
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When his boy got older,
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with less than enough guidance
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Needed more as  surance,
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a little strength and courage
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But if he knew what he  knows now,
he may be with us still
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If he knew what he  knows now
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There was a girl,
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about three years old
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Ten live and play,
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should have been let go
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Her family moved
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from place to place
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Free spirits and   money
they couldn't waste
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She'd be  alone, more times than few
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Two men ain't interested in how I feel
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One took her in and used his might
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Scored her inside and
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changed her life
So when she had daughters of her own
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Her memories could no
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longer es cape her
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They affected all the choices
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that she would make
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If she knew what she knows now
She wouldn't take the blame
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If she knew what she knows now
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I was the girl who felt so strong
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Bound in anything in this world
when I saw wrong
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I smile a lot, sometimes cry alone
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When it got too much, I had a place to turn
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I wish that I could heal your pain
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Capture the truth,
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see what's filling the shape, oh
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Cause if you want, I'll tell the world
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All the things you couldn't say
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And hope that you can find
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your way
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Cause I know what I know now
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I was preparing for today
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If we knew what we know now
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We could've made a better day
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If we knew what we
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We know there was a different way
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If  we knew what we
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know now
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But we all learn by example,
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we can become our
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worst fear
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Certain lessons we should hold on,
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some don't serve us anymore
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Our parents raised us how they knew how,
they didn't know a better way
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I   just tried as hard as you could,
don't wanna make the same mistake
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So that you can find your own way
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So that you can find your own way
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You