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Intro

Verse 1

She was born in Kansas City, raised in Arkansas

  Fell in love with an Ex-Marine

  She already had three babies; he had one of his own

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They came together for another and me

  Our family never shared the same last name

  But our family was a family the same, and they say

Refrain

Blood is thicker than water

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Oh, but love is thicker than blood

Verse 2

Wreck out on the highway, rain falling down

  Lord, he must have fell asleep at the wheel

  There's a number of people just standing around

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Lord I can't condemn the fear that they feel

  For that river of red could be the death of me

  God, give me strength and keep reminding me that

Refrain

Blood is thicker than water

  Oh, but love is thicker than blood

Bridge

And if blood is thicker than water

  Well then what are we fighthing for

  We're all sons and daughters

  Of something that means so much more

Verse 3

I see it on my TV but I can't understand

  Lord it's one big contradiction to me

  How in God's name we love thy neighbor with fists in our hands

  And kill each other when we just don't agree

  Why can't we see the walls we can't see through

  And see what God's been telling me and you, and that is

Refrain

Blood is thicker than water

( )

Oh, but love, love is thicker than blood

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Outro

She was born in Kansas City, raised in Arkansas

  Fell in love with an Ex-Marine

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