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Introduction:
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Mother don't worry, I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bed
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Mother don't worry, I've got some money I saved for the weekend
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Mother remember being so stern with that girl who was with me?
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Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body?
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So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
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Sons are like birds, flying upwards over the mountain
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Mother I made it up from the bruise of a floor of this prison
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Mother I lost it, all of the fear of the Lord I was given
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Mother forget me now that the creek drank the cradle you sang to
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Mother forgive me, I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you
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So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
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Sons could be birds, taken broken up to the mountain
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Mother don't worry, I've got a coat and some friends on the corner
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Mother don't worry, she's got a garden we're planting together
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Mother remember the night that the dog had her pups in the pantry?
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Blood on the floor and the fleas on their paws and you cried 'til the morning
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So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
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Sons are like birds, flying always over the mountain
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