Father And Son

Intro: 
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The house is quiet now, 
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   the old clock fills the room 
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    I watched your leave that morning 
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with the world inside your eyes 
 

 
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You carried all your questions 
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and a road you had to find 
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I wanted to say I loved you, 
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but the words stayed in my throat 
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Sometimes fathers hold their feelings 
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like a letter never sent 
 

 
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   I remember small beginnings, 
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little footsteps on the floor 
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A child reaching for my hand 
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who doesn't need it anymore 
 

 
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And I know you have to leave me, 
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every bird must learn the sky 
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But a father never stops watching, 
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even after sons can fly 
 

 
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Go wherever life may take you, 
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   go beyond these fields and hills 
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   Take the courage I once gave you, 
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    and the lessons time instilled 
 

 
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If the world should ever break you, 
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    if you wonder where you're from 
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    There will always be a light on, 
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waiting for you to come home 
 

 
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The years became much faster 
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than I ever thought they'd be 
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Now your voice is growing older 
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and I hear a part of me 
 

 
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Go wherever life may take you, 
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   go beyond these fields and hills 
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   Take the courage I once gave you, 
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    and the lessons time instilled 
 

 
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If I could change the years behind us, 
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I'd speak more and fear less 
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I'd trade the pride for simple words 
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and tell you, I was blessed 
 

 
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Go wherever life may take you, 
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   go beyond these fields and hills 
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   And if someday you remember, 
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   know that I remember still 
 

 
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When the road becomes too lonely, 
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    when you don't know where to run 
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    There will always be a light on, 
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waiting for you to come home 
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   The old clock keeps on ticking, 
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the light     is still on 
 

Outro: 
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