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Intro 

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Starin' at the cotton in the sky 
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And I'm tracing down the mountains with my eye 
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Cuz somewhere in that endless space is you 
 

 
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You took your stride and then walked away 
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Now you been gone for so many days 
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Sometimes I wonder, ya just don't know what to do 
 

 
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Well good news daughter please don't ya cry 
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Listen son I'm gonna tell you why 
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You've still got us, we've always had faith in you 
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Don't ya see it don't matter how far ya roam 
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You made a path so far away from home 
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But turn around see it leads right back here too 
 

 
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The beginning of you 
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Beginning of you 
 

 
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So you messed up, ya did youself bad 
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Guess after all you're just like mom and dad 
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Where I come from that's called genealogy 
 

 
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Well Grandma and Grandpa they messed up too 
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And someday your kids will be just like you 
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So why the wasted time, we've got lots of work to do 
 

 
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Don't overthink it, it ain't so hard try 
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A softened heart with forgiveness in your eye 
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You forgive us, we always forgive you 
 

 
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Then we stand a little taller from all of the scars 
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We stretch a little closer toward all those stars 
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Where heavenly parents messed up when they're like me 'n you 
 

 
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Good news daughter please don't ya cry 
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Listen son I'm gonna tell you why 
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You've still got us, we've always had faith in you 
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Don't ya see it don't matter how far ya roam 
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You made a path so far away from home 
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But turn around see it leads right back here too 
 

 
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The beginning of you 
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Oooh 
 

 
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Well good news daughter please don't ya cry 
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Listen son I'm gonna tell you why 
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You've still got us, we've always had faith in you 
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Don't ya see it don't matter how far ya roam 
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You made a path so far away from home 
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But turn around see it leads right back here too 
 

 
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Well good news daughter please don't ya cry 
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Listen son I'm gonna tell you why 
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You've still got us, we've always had faith in you 
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Don't ya see it don't matter how far ya roam 
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You made a path so far away from home 
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But turn around see it leads right back here too 
 

 
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The beginning of you 
 

Outro 

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