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[00:19.28]My first day of recess
[00:25.43]They all laughed at me
[00:28.18]When I fell off the swing set
[00:32.12]And scraped up my knee.
[00:35.65]The nurse called my Momma
[00:39.52]To say I'd be late
[00:42.41]And when she gave me the phone
[00:45.76]I could hear Momma say,
[00:49.06]I'm so sorry, son
[00:52.85]Oh I think you're so brave
[00:56.61]And she was smiling when she said
[01:01.77]*Chorus*
[01:03.32]When you come home
[01:06.99]No matter how far
[01:09.73]Run through the door and into my arms
[01:16.82]It's where you are loved
[01:20.67]It's where you belong
[01:24.09]And I will be here
[01:30.60]When you come home
[01:38.11]I waved good-bye through the window
[01:44.12]As I boarded the plane
[01:47.62]My first job in Houston was waiting for me
[01:54.70]I found a letter from Momma
[01:58.59]Tucked in my coat
[02:02.06]And as I flew down the runway
[02:05.66]I smiled when she wrote
[02:08.54]I miss you son
[02:12.41]You'll be so far away
[02:16.87]But I'll be waiting for the day
[02:22.11]*Chorus*
[02:57.72]Well I don't think she can hear you now
[03:04.54]The doctor told me.
[03:07.44]Your mother is fading
[03:10.61]It's best that you leave
[03:14.35]So I whispered I love you
[03:18.28]And then turned away
[03:21.43]But I stopped at the door
[03:24.66]When I heard Momma say
[03:27.75]I love you son
[03:32.19]But they're callin' me away
[03:35.82]Promise me before I go
[03:45.56]*Chorus*
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