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D A
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Met a boy who made me cry
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He said stay away from my kind
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I said I appreciate his honesty and I
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Stayed away for a while

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Then he cried and I laughed on the telephone
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And we talked for hours
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He says he wants to be a rock-star
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Well so do I, So I
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Guess it would never work out

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But on these Summer nights
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When the weather's right
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I miss him by my side
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Oh by my side

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And when the wind blows west from the hills 
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On these April nights, I'll think of him
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Oh the boy who surely taught me how to love
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Showed me how to trust
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And I gave in

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And oh our love it was so strong
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It was so deep
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And we were young
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And I was a little bit naive

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But still how I was in his arms for one thousand sundowns
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It was a love worth remembering
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And on these Summer nights
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When the weather's right
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I miss him by my side
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Oh by my side


And oh my darling 
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Please say you'll miss me too
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On these summer nights
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You'll miss me by your side

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A D A E
A E A
D A E

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And I know I'll see you face at the gates of heaven
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When it's my turn to go
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But oh Lord please do not pass judgement on us
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We were but young and full of love

     A
And oh please let me cry in his arms
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Just once more 
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For one thousand sundowns
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For one thousand sundowns

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