Our little boy is four years old and quite a little man
So we spell out the words we don't want him to understand
Like T-O-Y or maybe S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E
But words we're hiding from him now tear the heart right out of me
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Me and little J-O-E will be goin' away
I love you both and this will be pure H-E double L for me
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Watch him smile he thinks it's Christmas or his fifth birthday
I'll spell out all the hurtin' words and turn my head when I speak
Cause I can't spell away this hurt that's drippin' down my cheek
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