Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Well it was raining cats and dogs on the day you were born
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Summertime on the Blue Ridge parkway
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Through the scattered thunderstorms and the waves of heat lightning
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We carved your name in the pines forever and always
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Oh Madeline
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I feel like there's so much I ought to tell you
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But all we have is time
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So tonight I'll just sit right here and hold you
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[Verse 2]
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I wish I could tell you that the world is a safe place
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But I have seen the darker side of people
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But when the day they put you in my arms, my eyes got lost in yours
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I learned that we are taught, not born with evil
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Oh Madeline
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I feel like there's so much I ought to tell you
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But all we have is time
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So tonight I'll just sit right here and hold you
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[Verse 3]
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Go out and find a boy that doesn't gamble with emotions
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And looks at you the way your mother looks at me
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I pray you wake up every morning, knowing you are loved
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I hope you make this life whatever you want it to be
[Verse 4]
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Yes, pride is as dangerous as it is essential
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Most things worth having won't cost you a dime
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Never trust a man who does hard drugs in his thirties
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The most valuable thing you can give someone's your time
[Verse 5]
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Never be ashamed of the fact that you are southern
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Those long vowels, oh they're a beautiful thing
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And hearing your own voice is the hardest part of singing
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That should never stop you from trying to sing
[Chorus]
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Oh Madeline
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I feel like there's so much more I ought to tell you
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But all we have is time
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So tonight I'll just sit right here and hold you
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So tonight I'll just sit right here and hold you
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So tonight I'll just sit right here and hold you