Bless It All

Intro 
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Bless the friend who has you over for a cup of tea 
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Bless your mama's Corning Ware from 1983 
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Bless this little rental house, maybe one day we can buy 
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We're poor as dirt right now, but time's still on our side 
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And bless the year you learned that everything you learned was wrong 
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The year that God was quiet, and in his absence, you were strong 
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To tell the whole damn story, it's gonna take a thousand songs 
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One day we'll sing about it, bless it all 
 

 
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Bless the big oak table passed down through the family 
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Bless your nana's hooked rugs that you take outside in spring 
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Bless those sticky hands and fingerprints you have to clean 
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Bless the way their hair curls 'round their ears in little rings 
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And if you do it right, you hope that they will never know 
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How hard it really was, how close you were to the bone 
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And thank God for your sister, who picks up those midnight calls 
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One day you'll sing about it, bless it all 
 

 
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Bless it all 
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Bless it all 
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One day we'll sing about it 
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Bless it all 
 

 
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Bless the year you lost your job and the creditors came calling 
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Bless the envelope of cash you found hidden in the closet 
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Bless those night you fought and wondered if you'd ever make it 
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Bless every room you walked into not brave and had to fake it 
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And bless the ups and downs of this big Ferris wheel ride 
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And bless the starting over and the swallowing your pride 
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And bless the bright red maple on the first blue day of fall 
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One day we'll sing about it, bless it all 
 

 
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Bless it all 
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Bless it all 
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One day we'll sing about it 
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One day we'll tell the whole truth 
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One day we'll sing about it 
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Bless it all