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verse 1	In the name of progress big ole building goin' up 
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	and in the name of progress another mom and pop shop bites the dust 
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	that old home town flavor has all but disappeared 
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	and i worry when i wonder what its gonna be like in twenty years 
 
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chorus	i may not have the answer when its all said and done 
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	sometimes i have to question where they're comin from 
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	i know where im goin when they lay me to rest 
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	oh i aint afraid of dying lord, its the livin' that scares me to death 
 
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verse 2  sirens scream in the city gunshots ring in the night 
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	another mother watches while her young son clings to life 
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	some father says in the name of God he took his babys life 
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	well i dont think so the God i know wouldnt believe thats right 
 
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chorus	i may not have the answer when its all said and done 
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	sometimes i have to question where they're comin from 
	Am			     F 
	i know where im goin when they lay me to rest 
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	oh i aint afraid of dying lord, its the livin' that scares me to death 
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	lord i may not have the answers when its all said and done 
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	sometimes i have to question where they're comin from 
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	i know where im going when they lay me to rest 
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	oh i aint afraid of dying lord, its the livin' that scares me to death 
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            i know where im going when they lay me to rest 
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	oh i aint afraid of dying lord, its the livin' that scares me to death 
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	scares me to death