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You know I love getting up in the morning  
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When the sun first strikes the trees ...aah 
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All the morning birds that sing above  
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Still bring back memories  
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Of a girl who stood beside me  
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When the rights I did were wrong ...aah 
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But she went back down the river  
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Just when I thought I could be strong  
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When I thought I could be strong, so I sing  
 
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She never told me why she left me  
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But the letter said goodbye ...aah 
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Now my mornings are for wond'ring  
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And my nights to reason why 
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Why a stranger comes to steal the love  
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Of a girl I had to hold ...aah 
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But she went back down the river  
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Just when I thought I could be strong  
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When I thought I could be strong, so I sing  
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