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Introduction:
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The second hand counts out my thoughts of you
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And every heartbeat says your name
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But you don't know me and the way I feel
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But still the truth remains
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My blood runs through your veins
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How can I hold you close when you're so far away
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How long will we still be apart
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How will you ever hear these words I want to say
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How will you ever know my heart
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How will you ever know my heart
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I'm writing letters to you every day
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And then I mail them to myself
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And here inside a box they wait for you
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And every day is postmarked
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I've held you here in my heart
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How can I hold you close when you're so far away
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How long will we still be apart
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How will you ever hear these words I want to say
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How will you ever know my heart
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How will you ever know my heart
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How will you know my know my heart
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Looking at the ashes of mistakes I've made
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I see the outline of a heart
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Well I've gone wrong
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But still I know sometimes
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God serves the best wine up right from a paper cup
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How can I hold you close when you're so far away
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How long will we still be apart
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Someday I know you'll hear these words I want to say
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Someday your gonna know my heart
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Someday you'll know my heart