Oh Sister

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Oh sister my dear I wish that you were here
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And I wish that you could hear this song that I sing
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Oh sister my dear I wish that you were here
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And maybe your babies would sing along with me
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Oh sister my dear it’s too bad you had to leave.

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I never got the chance to tell you, you’re my favorite family.
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That imaginary mouse that you gave to me,
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has always been one of my favorite memories

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Oh sister my dear you know that everyone agreed
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losing you and your babies was the biggest tragedy
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For the first time in my life I saw my daddy cry.
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Everyone kept asking oh why oh why

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And I asked God to save, at least your little babies.
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But he let me down.
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And that’s when I decided, that there must not be any God around.

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Oh sister my dear how old would your baby be
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If you would’ve brought him to our house on that Halloween?
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It was 1984, so I guess he’d be 19
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I wonder, I wonder.  What he would think of me.

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Oh pity for your lover the one you left behind,
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The father of your children who lost his whole life.
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Your family was trying, your future was so bright.

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All anyone could say is that just isn’t right.

And you used to sing to me you’d sing:
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“Oh yeah life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone.”
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“Oh yeah life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone.

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And I hope that you are right, and I hope that I am wrong.
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And I hope those are more than words to a silly song.
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Yeah I hope that you are right, and I hope that I am wrong.

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Oh sister my dear they said the only one to blame
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Was the electricity that made the spark into a flame.
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With your baby in your arms you tried so hard to flee
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Then the darkness filled your lungs and put you all to sleep