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LIFE4
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JUNIOR 9 HI< S*OOL1 %E 0 ALR PLAY+ BASS
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REJEC;N4 8,"! 0 NO S* ^W 9 MY FAMILY Z
DIVORCE4 ,I CAME F A FAMILY T 0 V /R;G4
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"O 9 MY FAMILY 6GET A DIVORCE4 ,I _H N"E
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3DI;N4 ,%E LE>N$ T "O ( H] FAVORITE
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BE5 6ME ! ID1L MAN ( ,GOD4 ,HE /OOD =
"EY?+ T ,I 2LIEV$ 0 IMPORTANT 9 LIFE1 !
V ?+S ON : ,I BAS$ MY _SUAL FAI?4
  8,N[1 9 ! D>K (! NI<T1 :5 X SEEM$ MY
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REMEMB] S /R;GLY IS T1 Z A ,*RI/IAN1 ,I
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"T 9 MY LIFE T ,I DIDN'T 2LIEVE4
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BABY SI/]1 ,IRL5E4
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HELD U TGR Z A FAMILY10 ,L\ISE
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DI6ICULT 6D1 ESPECI,Y IF Y LIK$ 6S+ 9
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MADE ME FEEL V UNCOM=TA# 2C AT ? PO9T ,I
WASN'T RE,Y CRAZY AB M54 ,I _H LO/ MY
PRIDE 2C ( "O MAN4
  8,I DID "EY?+ ,I CD 6AVOID ? MAN1
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  8,I TURN$ BACK & HE 0 G"O4 ,I M1N1 NO
"O W "E 3V9CE ME T HE WASN'T AN ANGEL--
MY ANGEL4 ,I D 2LIEVE HE 0 H1V5-S5T4 ,HE
CAME 96MY LIFE :5 ,I NE$$ HM & J :5 ,I
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  8,I D 2LIEVE 9 MIRACLES & T ! ,"L IS
R1L4 ,X 0 A MIRACLE T ? MAN 0 "! AT A "T
9 MY LIFE :5 ,I RE,Y NE$$ 6HE> ^? ^WS4
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MY DRIVE1 B !Y 3T9U$ 6HELP ME "? ! NEXT
FEW "DS4 ,LOOK+ BACK1 ,I'M A# 6SEE T !
5TIRE TRIP 0 DESIGN$ 6RENEW MY FAI?4
  8,I N[ KNEW ! R1L;Y ( D1? =! F/ "T1 &
,I AL R1LIZ$ H[ M* ,I NE$$ ,GOD 9 MY
LIFE4 ,9 ! MID/ ( MY GRIEF ,I FELT
RENEW$4 ,I 0 ANXI\SLY AWAIT+ A NEW "D40
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LE>N$ T EV5+--T 8"EYBODY NE$S A BE/ FR
:5 !Y'RE GO+ "? A PRO#M0--EV5 IF X'S A
-PLETE /RANG]4
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FRS 6,,AIDS1 C.ER1 & HE>T 41SE4 ,:ILE X
%AKES ME UP1 X DOESN'T %AKE MY FAI?4
  8,A LL BOY 9 MY DAU<T] ,NI*OLE'S CLASS
HAS C.ER4 ,:5 ,I ?9K ( T ,I J ALM 2COME
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MAKES ME TURN 6,GOD M & 6PRAY]4 ,I ASK
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GETS WELL40'
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PRAY+ T IF X'S ,GOD'S W !N ,HE'LL J B.S
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= PRAY+ 9 S* A MANN]4 8,I SD1 ,8,B>B>A1
WE DON'T "K :AT'S GO+ 6HAPP5 6"O ( U TM
T ,DAD'S GO+ 6H 6LIVE "?40' ,& WE DON'T
"K :AT MI<T HAPP5 T HE DOESN'T WANT
6FACE4 ,OR :AT ILL;S MAY -E ^U HM NEXT4
,IF ? IS ,GOD'S "T1 !N ,I WANT ,HM 6TAKE
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6TAKE ,DA4Y40'
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\TLOOK ALL ! WAY "? ! SURG]Y 0 TOT,Y
DI6]5T4 ,X TURN$ \ 6BE A RE,Y R\< SURG]Y
& !Y LO/ HM A C\PLE ( "TS ON ! TA# &
BR"\ HM BACK4
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MY PRAY] 6? "D IS N1 ,8,PL1SE GIVE U
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YR W 2 D"O B ?ANK Y = TD T ,I H HM40'0
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PRAY+1 ,8,L1VE HM ) U TM40'
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9 M9D40
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  8,I DON'T H A SET "T ( "D T ,I PRAY 2C
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6! ,"L = T--T ,I LIVE S* AN EXCIT+ LIFE4
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PRAY4
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PRAY] 2 "P ( YR FAMILY LIFE4 ,"O (! ?+S
WE D 9 \R FAMILY IS ! SAME ?+ T E O!R
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D40
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8,X'S CALL$ ,SUNRISE ,PO9T & X'S M5;N$ 9
! ,T5;SEE HI/ORY BOOKS4 ,! ,9DIANS "ND X
2C !Y 2LIEV$ ! SUN CAME UP "!4
  8,WE G "!--X OV]LOOKS ! RIV]--= FAMILY
PRAY]4 ,"S"TS WE'LL G UP "! ON ,SUN"DS &
"S"TS WE'RE J \ ON ! F>M & WE'LL ALL
MEET "!4
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6!M4
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