[Intro] C  Am

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I knew a boy once, when I was small
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A tow-head blond, with eyes of salt
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He played the drum in the marching band

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His parents cared more about the Bible
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Than being good to their own child
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He wore long sleeves 'cause of his dad

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And somehow, we fell out of touch
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Hope he took his bad deal and made a royal flush
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Don't know if I'll see you again someday
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But if you're out there, I hope that you're okay

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My middle school friend grew up alone
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She raised her brothers on her own
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Her parents hated who she loved

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She couldn't wait to go to college
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She was tired 'cause she was brought
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Into a world where family was merely blood

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Does she know how proud I am she was created
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With the courage to unlearn all of their hatred
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We don't talk much but I just gotta say
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I miss you, and I hope that you're okay

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Address the letters, to the holes in my butterfly wings
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Nothing's forever, nothing is as good as it seems
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And when the clouds won't iron out
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And the monsters creep into your house
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And every door is hard to close

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Well, I hope you know how proud I am you were created
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With the courage to unlearn all of their hatred
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God, I hope that you're happier today
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'Cause I love you, and I hope that you're okay

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