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[00:32.41]I never knew my father
[00:38.22]He left when I was young
[00:44.54]They say he was a proud man
[00:51.24]As good as they come
[00:57.21]He left like all the others
[01:03.15]When no work could be found
[01:09.38]He smiled and told my mother
[01:15.23]I won't let you down
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[01:36.76]The autumn turned to winter
[01:41.55]And the light left her eyes
[01:47.29]No footsteps on the front porch
[01:54.12]No word of him arrived
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[02:00.56]A promise torn to pieces
[02:06.87]And tossed to the ground
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[02:13.55]Though at night she grieved him
[02:17.77]She never made a sound
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[02:38.80]I know he had a reason
[02:44.67]I know a man can get lost
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[02:50.93]Whatever he believed in
[02:57.20]I know he suffered the cost
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[03:03.97]His picture's almost faded
[03:09.95]But I filled in the lines
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[03:16.02]And nothing's unforgiven
[03:21.00]So father don't you cry
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[04:20.15]Now the years have found me
[04:25.81]With a child of my own
[04:31.87]Another generation
[04:38.11]That must carry the load
[04:44.26]But somewhere there's a memory
[04:50.98]In the back of my mind
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[04:57.69]I see my father smiling
[05:02.38]With a face like mine
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