Greg Allen

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She said she felt an aching,
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And went to lay down and died in 
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her room, alone.
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He said he tried to wake her,
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Oh, how he tried, but she didn't 
move
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And he was in the T.V. room.
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Maybe on that day he loved her 
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more than his own life
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And maybe on that day he wished 
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it was he who could have died
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Maybe on that day he felt his 
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body disappear into the space
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Next to her on the bed.

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Greg grew up under his dad's hand
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Pushing tractors, pushing snuff 
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into his face out in the field,
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But the doctors said his gut just 
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wasn't fixable right now
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And anyway, a country man can't 
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pay those city bills.

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Well my uncle and aunt...they put
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 him up in a hospital room.
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And I remember they spent every 
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night there in that hospital room
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One day he said "Daddy, I see God,
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 but I just ain't ready to go.
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But Grampa's at my shoulder, and he
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 swears I'm not alone."

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Well on that day, I saw my uncle 
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cry for his dead son.
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We were all left alone, without a 
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flag and gun salute
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And I held my sister's hand as we 
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sat silent in the pew.
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Oh Katie, Katie, Katie, you spoke
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 beautifully that day,
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And I'm sure you know that firm 
handshake
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 (once)
Meant more than he could ever ever 
say.