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SOON |
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FOUND |
MYSELF |
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MY |
CHILDREN |
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THEN |
THEIR |
EYES |
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VERSE3 |
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THEYRE |
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GROWN |
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ROAD |
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TAKE |
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WORLD |
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COME |
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NOW |
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DAYS |
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BRIGHTER |
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VERSE4 |
AND |
SO |
ONE |
A
DAY |
MY |
CHILDREN |
WILL |
BE |
WALKING |
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DOWN |
THEIR |
STREETS |
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MEMORIES |
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THEY |
WILL |
SEE |
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YOUNGER |
SELVES |
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REMEMBER |
JUST |
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BE |
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WORLD |
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FUTURES |
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HOPEFUL |
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