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My mother bought it secondhand

 From a silent movie star

 It was out of tune but still I learned to play

 And with each note we both would smile

 Forgetting who we are

 And all the pain would simply fly away

 Something secondhand and broken

 Still can make a pretty sound

 Even if it doesn't have a place to live

 Oh, the words were left unspoken

 When my Mama came around

 But that Secondhand White Baby Grand

 Still had something beautiful to give

Through missing keys and broken strings

 The music was our own

Until the day we said our last goodbyes

 The baby grand was sent away

 A child all alone

 To pray somebody else would realize

 That something secondhand and broken

 Still can make a pretty sound

 Even if it doesn't have a place to live

 Oh, the words are still unspoken

 Now that Mama's not around

 But that Secondhand White Baby Grand

Still has something beautiful to give

For many years the music had to roam

Until we found a way to find a home

So now I wake up every day

 And see her standing there

 Just waiting for a partner to compose

 And I wish my mother still could hear

 That sound beyond compare

 I'll play her song till everybody knows

 That something secondhand and broken

 Still can make a pretty sound

 Don't we all deserve a family room to live

 Oh, the words can't stay unspoken

 Until everyone has found

 That Secondhand White Baby Grand

 That still has something beautiful to give

 I still have something beautiful to give