They Thought I Was Asleep

They Thought I Was Asleep – Paul Kelly

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We were driving back from the country one night
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Mum and Dad up front and the rest of us snug and tight
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My kid brother grizzled for a little minute
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‘Til my big sister told he’d better quit it or die
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It had been a long day in the countryside
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Playing’ with the cousins on my mother’s side
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The sound of the radio closed our eyes drifting across the seat then I fell asleep
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I don’t know what woke me up, maybe a country song or a big truck passing by
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But I could hear Momma and Papa talking
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Papa said something and Momma began to cry
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No more words than just soft sobs and then my head began to throb
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I just lay there playing dog breathing slow and deep
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They thought I was asleep,   They thought that I was asleep

HARMONICA
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Well it seemed like forever til the sobbing stopped
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Then they talked for a little just too soft to hear
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And Daddy kept looking at the side of her face
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One hand on the wheel and one hand stroking her hair
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The headlights shinin’ from the other way
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Showed tears on the cheeks on Daddy’s face
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I prayed for Jesus to send his grace
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And all our souls to keep – back then I believed
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They thought I was asleep
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The night was dark and deep
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How I wish I was asleep.............................