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 We have cleared off the table, the leftovers saved,

 Washed the dishes and put them away

 I have told you a story and tucked you in tight

 At the end of your knockabout day

 As the moon sets its sails to carry you to sleep

 Over the midnight sea

 I will sing you a song no one sang to me

 May it keep you good company.

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 You can be anybody you want to be,

 You can love whomever you will

 You can travel any country where your heart leads

 And know I will love you still

 You can live by yourself, you can gather friends around,

 You can choose one special one

 And the only measure of your words and your deeds

 Will be the love you leave behind when you're done.

 There are girls who grow up strong and bold

 There are boys quiet and kind

 Some race on ahead, some follow behind

 Some go in their own way and time

 Some women love women, some men love men

 Some raise children, some never do

 You can dream all the day never reaching the end

 Of everything possible for you.

 Don't be rattled by names, by taunts, by games

 But seek out spirits true

 If you give your friends the best part of yourself

 They will give the same back to you.

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