Years Are Short

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  It's five a.m. and they're tuggin' on the covers 
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  You and me, baby, lookin' at each other like, 
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  Who's turn is it this time? 
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Well,  I guess it's mine 
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Yeah, one needs a bottle, one needs a diaper 
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It's a full-time job, ain't no nine-to-fiver 
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  Runnin' on coffee and fumes, tornado in the livin' room 


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Days are long, go on and on 
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Before you know it, man they're up and gone 
               G#m/D# 
So tough it on out, let it all sink in 
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'Cause these times ain't never comin' back again 
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So, you might as well laugh and watch 'em grow... 
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Up. Take a breath when you wanna... 
                 G#m/D#                                               F#m11/C# 
Cuss. Before you know it you'l be takin' kindergarten picture on the porch 
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The days are long, but the years are short 
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Yeah, that's for sure 

 
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It used to be us in our own little world 
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  Now we got - four little girls 
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  So much for just dancin' in the kitchen 
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One needs a nap and the other needs attention 
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I say, "Come here. Baby, why you cryin? 
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  Daddy's got ya, everything's fine, yeah" 
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  I pick her up. I put her on my shoulder 
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Better hold her while she lets me hold her 

 
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Days are long, go on and on 
           F#m11/C# 
Before you know it, man they're up and gone 
               G#m/D# 
So tough it on out, let it all sink in 
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'Cause these times ain't never comin' back again 
                      E 
So, you might as well laugh and watch 'em grow... 
           F#m11/C# 
Up. Take a breath when you wanna... 
                 G#m/D#                                              F#m11/C# 
Cuss. Before you know it you'l be handin' 'em the keys to a Honda Accord 
                                     E 
The days are long, and the years are short 
                 F#m/C# 
Yeah, that's for sure 


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