Key: D major
Verse 1
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I've watched the children
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come and go
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A late, long march into spring
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I sit and watch those chil dren
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Jump in the tall grass
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Leap the sprinkler
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Walk in the ground
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Bicycle clothespin spokes
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The sound, the smell of swingset hands
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I will try
Verse 2
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to sing a happy song
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I'll try and make a happy
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game to play
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"Come play with me" I whispered
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to my newfound friend
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Tell me what it's like
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to go outside
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I've never been
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Tell me what it's like to just go outside
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I've never been
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And I never will
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Verse 3
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I'm not supposed to be like this
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I'm not sup posed to be like this,
Verse 4
but it's okay
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Hey,
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hey,
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hey, those kids are looking at me
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I told my friend myself,
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those kids are looking at me
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They're laughing an d they're
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running over here
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They're laughing and they're
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run ning over here
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What do I do, what should I do?
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What do I say?
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What can I say?
Verse 5
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I said I'm not supposed to
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be like this
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Let's try to find a happy
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game to play
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Let's try to find a happy game to play
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I'm not supposed to be like this
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But it's okay, okay
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