Tom: D
Introdução:
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I wish you freedom, I wish you peace, I wish you nights of stars
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that beckon you to sleep. I wish you heartache that leaves
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you more of a man, I wish I could be there, but I can't.
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I wish you places, that sit so still, where people never ever
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change and never ever will. I wish I could hold you and
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make you understand, I wish I could be there but I can't.
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Be good for your momma, cuz she'll need a hand to hold,
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and boy she loves you, more than you'll ever know.
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There are rhymes and there are reasons, and times when
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nothing stayed the same, but you know my love still remains.
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I wish you wisdom, I wish you years, I wish you armies
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to conquer all your fears. I wish you courage for all that
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life demands, I wish I could be there, but I can't.
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Be good for your momma, cuz she'll need a hand to hold,
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and boy she loves you, more than you'll ever know.
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There are rhymes and there are reasons, and times when
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nothing stayed the same, but you know my love still remains.
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I wish we were together, I wish I was home, I wish there
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were nights when I was never alone. I know I've said it, but
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I'll say it once again, I wish I could be there, but I can't...