Key: C
Introduction: C G D Em
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They both met in the midnight sky,
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Got lost in each other's eyes,
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Then threw away the map and lost the key,
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God sent them the first two kids,
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One named Fire, the other one Wind,
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With a note that floated down for them to read.
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It said 'You asked what it was like up here for Me.'
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Mother Earth and Father Ti-ime,
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Fell in love over Appalachian wi-ine,
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Hit a rough spell and almost lost their mi-inds,
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Raised a little hell before they fell in li-ine.
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Fire came out with a restless soul,
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That only got worse as he got older,
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'Til finally he got too hot to tame.
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Time said 'Son I know it's hard but,
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You're breaking your Momma's heart.'
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And Fire looked up through tears that made the rain,
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He said 'Why is it everything I love I set aflame?'
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Mother Earth and Father Ti-ime,
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Fell in love over Appalachian wi-ine,
D Em C G
Hit a rough spell and almost lost their mi-inds,
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Raised a little hell before they fell in li-ine.
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Wind was born to the open sky with a,
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Bad temper and a wandering eye,
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That kept him on the run for most his days.
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Earth said 'Listen, hear my child, see,
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I used to run that wild,
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'Cause it's hard to put a finger on the pain,
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But son you can't outrun a thing like shame.'
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Then Time and Earth got on their knees,
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And prayed 'Dear God, oh can't You see?
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The Fire's too hot, the Wind's too cold,
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And loving them is gonna kill us both.'
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Then God reached down and took their hands,
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Dried their tears, and smiled and said,
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'That's kind of what it's like up here for Me.
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Yeah, loving them will cost you every-thing.'
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Mother Earth and Father Ti-ime,
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Fell in love over Appalachian wi-ine,
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Hit a rough spell and almost lost their mi-inds,
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Raised a little hell before they fell in li-ine.