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[Verse 1]
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Her and I met in 85'
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Bleach blonde hair and dark green eyes
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It was bright but it don't burn anymore
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Nothing'll change come Christmas time
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You can stay where you want at night
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Just promise when love comes knocking you'll answer the door
[Chorus]
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Easy, tiger, don't you cry
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People gonna love you, then they're gonna leave you That's just the way of life
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Don't blame your mother, 'least we tried
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People gonna love you, then they're gonna leave you That's just the way of life
[Verse 2]
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The machine beeps less frequently
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They've gone to find out what that means
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It was months, now it may only be hours
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They say, "Ma'am, your son was far from a coward
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Damn near first one into the tower"
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Come Mother's Day, she'll be bringing him the flowers
[Chorus]
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Easy, tiger, don't you cry
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People gonna love you, then they're gonna leave you That's just the way of life
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A lovely mother left behind
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People gonna love you, then they're gonna leave you Wish that I could tell you why
[Bridge]
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Hmm-mmm, hmm-mmm
[Verse 3]
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"At least you know you loved the boy
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That's why you feel your world destroyed"
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His father replied from the other side of the door
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Not his area of expertise,
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no plenty-of-fish analogies
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He said, "You'll have to eat eventually, sport"
[Chorus]
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Easy, tiger, don't you cry
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People gonna love you, then they're gonna leave you That's just the way of life
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Another lover you'll come to find
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People gonna love you, then they're gonna leave you That's just the way of life
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People gonna love you, then they're gonna leave you Wish that I could tell you why
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