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 Been a child in my life, a child in my dreams

 It seemed forever

 That I'd get ahold of myself in between

Nothin' for certain at least it seemed so anyway

 And I was wondering

 What I would become or what may

Music was my life, finally took everything

 Ain't it funny how you got it all and not a thing

 (It's a gift I can sing)

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I've got a reason for living each day

I've got a reason for makin' it pay

 If it's only for a moment and only my way

I've got a reason, a time and a season

I was takin' it for granted a little more than I should

I had it easy, ummm,

Was life ever doing me good

I had it all written, how the story would end

But I ran out of pages and

I was left all alone with the pen

The story's still got a line and the song'll still rhyme

The names are the same, they're yours and they're mine

(I guess I knew it all the time)

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