Tears

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I paid first and last month's rent
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I wondered why I even carried in 
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that old bed of mines
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'Cause it's not like I ever sleep
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All I do is think of her and wonder 
how I'm gonna make things work
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'Cause I know as a dad I got a lot 
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of res- ponsibility

Em                                
And even though God gave this gift
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 to the both of us
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Some- how every other weekend is how
 it ended up

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'Cause when the telephone rings I 
drop everythin'
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'Cause when all you got is at 8 o'-
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 clock, night, night daddy, miss you
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 a lot
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I stop in my tracks and I try to 
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act strong when she calls
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And I thank God she can't hear the 
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tears when they fall

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Now it's her Dr. Seuss and me, she's
 learning how to read
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And I can't see those pictures but 
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I can hear those pages turn
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And her mama says it bath time so 
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she blows a kiss through the line
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I don't know what's worse saying 
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goodbye or talking to her

Em                                
'Cause I'm the one that should be 
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there tucking her in the bed
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But since her voice is all I have 
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I'm thankful for what I get

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'Cause when the telephone rings I 
drop everythin'
            Em                     
'Cause when all you got is at 8 o'-
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 clock, night, night daddy, miss you
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 a lot
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I stop in my tracks and I try to 
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act strong when she calls
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And I thank God she can't hear 
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the tears

       Em                          
If she knew I was cryin' she might 
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think it's her fault
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Oh, but that's just me missin' her 
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every time we talk
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Every time we talk

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'Cause when the telephone rings I 
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drop everythin'
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'Cause when all you got is at 8 
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o'- clock, night, night daddy, miss 
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you a lot
  G                       D       
I stop in my tracks and I try to 
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act strong when she calls
            Am            Bm   C 
And I thank God she can't hear 
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the tears when they fall