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TODAY I GOT A LONG LETTER 
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FROM ONE WHO STILL CARES FOR ME 
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SHE ASKED LOT'S OF QUESTIONS 
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LIKE WOULD I CALL HER SOMETIME 
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AND WAS I GETTIN' BACK ON MY FEET 
 
 
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SHE ASKED IF I HAD STOPPED DRINKIN' 
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LIKE I PROMISED HER SON LONG AGO 
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THE WORDS WOULDN'T COME 
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WHEN I CALLED AND SHE ANSWERED 
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OH, BUT I FOUND A WAY TO SAY NO 

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I SENT HER SOME WINE COLORED ROSES 
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THE COLOR OF GRAPES ON THE VINE 
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WHEN SHE SEE'S THE WINE COLORED ROSES 
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THEY'LL TELL HER I'M STILL ON THE WINE  
 
 
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THE ROSES WILL SAY I STILL LOVE HER 
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AND THE COLOR WILL CAUSE HER TO CRY 
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ONE DOZEN REASONS TO TELL HER I'M SORRY 
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AND TWELVE PRETTY FLOWERS DON'T LIE 
 
 
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