Say Grace

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She was almost out of high school 
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when she left home
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Got a job in an office, she answered
 the phone
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Her boss was a creep, he wouldn’t 
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leave her alone
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She had to go

[Verse]
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Middle of that mess she met a fine 
young man
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They rolled into Houston in a 
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Chevrolet van
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Louisiana tags, a beautiful band 
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of gold

[Verse]
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They carried each other  so long
         Em                  C
But they drifted apart never really 
went wrong
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Married too young both moved along
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C’est la vie

[Verse]
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She starts every day    just fine
         Em                    C
Then she hears that voice same place
 same time
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Her mother is in the mirror with 
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the same old lines to say

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[Chorus]
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She says, ‘you know better baby,  
say grace
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Don’t even try, you can’t take your 
brother’s place
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Don’t even try, don’t give me that
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 face any more

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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So where does the time go, there’s 
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gray in her hair
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She sits at her dressing table, in 
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a wrought iron chair
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Wears a terry cloth robe with a 
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tear when she’s alone

[Verse]
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The TV says war in the holy land
    Em                          
She looks at the wrinkles on the 
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back of her hand
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Rubs her finger where she wore a 
wedding band
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She looks away

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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Precious Savior
      G                      Em
She remembers a hymn it is a hymn 
she never liked
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She goes to the gym goes to work
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Dinner with a friend falls asleep
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With the TV on

[Chorus]
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You know better baby,  say grace
Em                        C
Don’t even try, you can’t take your 
brother’s place
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Don’t even try, don’t give me that
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 face any more

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   Say grace baby you know how
Em              C
All these years    even now
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Stand up mother take a bow
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Cause you still make her cry