The Missing Piece

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[Verse 1]
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John and Mary went to live in the 
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Midwest in 1950
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They worked as hard as immigrants,
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 bought a house and a used car
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But their home was still to be a 
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long, long way from Detroit city
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It called out of the lost part of 
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their hearts
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And their Irish eyes only really 
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smiled when they thought of County 
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Kerry
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The other times they mostly 
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squinted out
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And they reared their kids to 
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sing the songs and share in the same
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 longing
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No fault of theirs, this love of 
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loyal hearts
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For what was missing


[Chorus]
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Like an animal who'll choose to 
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lose his leg to gain his freedom
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And leave it cut and torn inside 
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the trap
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When feelings stir and hearts are
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 opened up for any reason
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The missing piece aches deeply to 
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go back


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[Verse 2]
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Their feelings stirred on 
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holidays, 'specially Christmas 
morning
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When Brighde, Tom and Maureen ran 
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with glee into their play
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Mary left alone, would pick up 
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paper, bows, and wrapping
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And John would peel the turnips 
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and make tea
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There were silences on days like 
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that, that needed no explaining
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Their hearts were with their 
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families back in Kerry
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And the wild beauty of the land, 
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to their memory calling
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No pity now, you've learned to 
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bear the pain
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For what was missing


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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And Mary's house is empty now, the 
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plant in town is closing
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Old John's put in his thirty 
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years, Mary's ready to retire
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This should be the time to head 
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back home to what's been missing
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But their heart's no longer sure of
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 their desire
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They talk for months and months of 
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pensions, punts, and their survival
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For neither wants to say what they 
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both know
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They'd only be 'The Yanks' at 
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home and they'd miss their grandkids
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 growing
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They'll stay right here and reap 
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what they have sown
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For what was missing


[Chorus]
        Am            F           
Like an animal who'll choose to 
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lose his leg to gain his freedom
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And leave it cut and torn inside 
   C
the trap
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When feelings stir and hearts are
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 opened up for any reason
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The missing piece aches deeply to 
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go back
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The missing piece aches deeply
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