A Long And Happy Life

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[Verse 1]
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I was born to a family of jokers
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Gamblers and smokers living on the line
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I was raised by strong-headed women
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Men who tested limits and did a little time


[Pre-chorus]
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And it ain't a mystery you fell for me
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We're just two lost souls trying to find our peace
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Love like ours ain't a masterpiece
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It's a good day in the sun


[Chorus]
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I was born to love you
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Out where the water is wide
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Make me your country bride
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You'll be my prince of tides
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You were born to heal me
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Under a velvet sky
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Cattails dancing in the light
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We were born to live a long and happy life
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A happy life


[Verse 2]
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Yeah, folks like us
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We may lie down in darkness
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But we don't lose our sparks; we bring back a good story to tell
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Cause we grew up around beauty
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Sunsets better than a movie
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We knew it was our appointed duty to love like the world might end

And to toast to good nights with friends


[Chorus]
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I was born to love you
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Out where the water is wide
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Make me your country bride
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You'll be my prince of tides
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You were born to heal me
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Under a velvet sky
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Cattails dancing in the light
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We were born to live a long and happy life
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A happy life
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Hey, a happy life


[Interlude]
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[Bridge]
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And it comes to me in waves
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Like the shores of Palmetto Bay
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Knowing I'm so lucky
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Your broken heart could love me


[Chorus]
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I was born to love you
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Out where the water is wide
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Make me your country bride
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You'll be my prince of tides
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You were born to heal me
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Under a velvet sky
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Cattails dancing in the light
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We were born to live a long and happy life
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A happy life
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Hey, a happy life
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Happy life