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My mother sang the sweetest melody
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although she never sang in a musical key.
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I would hear her through the house.
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My name called out loud.
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My mother sang the sweetest melody.
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My mother's hands were always cool and soft.
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And like her eyes, they would caress with every touch.
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She would listen to my chatter
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as if every word I spoke mattered.
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She'd hold me close and whisper in my ear.
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She'd say, "girl, you are a part of me
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and I have made you strong.
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when you grow up and are on your own
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remem- ber to win them with your song."
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My father sang in perfect harmony.
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And though he never sang in a musical key
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You could hear him when he'd enter the house
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the kiss he'd give my Ma.
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My father sang in perfect harmony.
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My father's words were always sure and clear
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and like his presence they would rid me of my fears.
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And when I crawled up on his knees
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I was safe as I could be.
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He'd hold me tight and whisper in my ear.
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He'd say, "girl, you are a part of me
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and I have made you strong
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when you grow up and are on your own
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remem- ber to win them with your song."
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My mother sang the sweetest melody,
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although she never sang in a musical key.
