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When my boy was young, I told him, "Son, I'll keep your monsters on the run
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he'd feel so safe and fall asleep in my arms.
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And as I tucked his sheets in tights, I'd kiss his head and pray I might
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find ways to keep my baby safe from harm.
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Now I turn around surprised to see
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that the monster he had feared is me
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What I tell myself
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to get to sleep at night.
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What's done is done
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we saved a million lives
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so why can't I sleep at night
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On my baby girl's first preschool day, she squeezed my hand and said "Daddy, stay",
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for fear some bully kid would treat her mean.
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So I sat in that last row of chairs till she didn't need me there.
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Now ten years old, she thinks our name's unclean.
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What I'd never thought would feel so bad
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is when the bully she hates is Dad
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What I tell myself
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to get to sleep at night.
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If the war dragged on
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millions would have died,
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so why can't I sleep at night?
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I did what I did 'cause I thought it was right,
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I did what I did 'cause I thought it was right,
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I did what I did 'cause I though it the right thing to do.
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What I tell myself
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to get to sleep at night.
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When the lights (When the) lights go out
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we saved a million lives
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the choice we made was right