Martha

Intro: 
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Calling back to Martha, the letters in her hand 
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It was written by her mother, before she went to bed 
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Calling back to Martha, with a shoe string heart 
 

 
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Martha why dont you let your mother go to sleep 
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Martha why dont you let your mother leave 
 

 
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Teardrops on the letter, Martha cried so hard 
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All that Martha knew of mother, was erased with one word 
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Church bells in the distance, Martha tried to hear 
 

 
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Martha why dont you let your mother go to sleep 
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Martha why dont you let your mother be 
 

 
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Twenty years later, the letters in her hand 
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She tried hard to read it, but shes never made the end 
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Calling back to Martha, with a delicate hand 
 

 
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Martha why dont you let your mother go to sleep 
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Martha why dont you let your mother be 
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Martha why dont you let your mother be