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Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Interlude 1

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Verse 2

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You and I both know

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There is nothing more to say

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Chance has shut her shining eyes

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And turned her face away

Verse 3
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Leaning on the windowsill
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You could write me someday,
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and I think you will
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We could see the sadness
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as a gift and still
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Feel too heavy to hold

Verse 4
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Snow fallin'
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I try to keep from callin'
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Watch the spring turn to winter
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Fireflies all frozen
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The seasons

Verse 5
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go so fast
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Thinking that this one was gonna last
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Maybe the question was too
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much to ask
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Verse 6
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Been searching for your eyes
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All I see is blue skies
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And that old man beats his crooked cane
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It's time to let go

Verse 7
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Leaning on the windowsill
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You could write me someday,
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and I bet you will
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We could see the sadness
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as a gift and still
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The seasons go so fast
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Thinking that this one was gonna last
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Maybe the question was too much to  ask

Interlude 2

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Verse 8
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You and I could see into
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the same eternity
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Every second brimming
with a majesty
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Verse 9
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Oh, kiss so sweet, so fine
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You could hear the music inside my mind
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And you showed me a place
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I'll find even when I'm old

Verse 10
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Just leaning on the windowsill
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You could write me someday,
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and I hope you will
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We could see the sadness as
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a gift and still
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The seasons go so fast
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Thinking that this one was gonna last
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Maybe the question was
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Am 
D 
too much to ask

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Sadness As A Gift

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