Babys Breath

Bill Callahan

Continues after the ad
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"There grows a weed..."
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"Baby's breath on the mirror"
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"...My girl and I..."
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"...The sacrifice was made"
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"...It was not"
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"Easy undertaking"
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"The roots gripped soft like..."
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"Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh"
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"Oh young girl" "At the wedding..." [Repeat section above x3]
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"That will last a day..."
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"...Good plans are made"
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"...By hand"
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"I'd cut a clearing in the land..."
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"And each day I looked..." [Repeat section above x2]
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"Until I saw it was lucky old me"
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"How could I run without losing anything"
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"How could I run without becoming lean..." [Repeat section above x2]
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"It was me tearing out the baby's breath"
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"Oh I am a helpless man"
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"so help me"
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"I'm on my knees" "gardening"
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"It was not a weed..."
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"Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh"
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"And now I know..."
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"Yes now I know..."
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[End] [Lyrics] There grows a weed, looks like a flower Looks like baby's breath on a mirror My girl and I rushed atop the altar The sacrifice was made It was not easy undertaking The roots gripped soft like a living grave Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh x2 Oh young girl at the wedding Baby's breath in her hair A crowning lace above her face That will last a day Before it turns to hay Good plans are made by hand I'd cut a clearing in the land And for a little bed For her to cry comfortable in And each day I looked out on the lawn And I wondered what all was gone Until I saw it was lucky old me How could I run without losing anything? How could I run without becoming lean? It was agreed, it was agreed It was me tearing out the baby's breath Oh I am a helpless man, so help me I'm on my knees gardening It was not a weed, it was a flower My baby's gone, oh where has my baby gone? And she was not a weed, she was a flower
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