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Verse 1:
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I took a walk in a small town Sunday morning
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Just to see what was going on
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Sat watching two guys fishing in the river running through
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Like there was nothing wrong, nothing wrong
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They had their lines in the water ten feet apart
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Beer guts, t-shirts, me with my heavy heart
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I don't have religion but I'm trying to pray
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And I never liked fishing but I wanted to stand up and say
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Hey I love you, you're perfect, don't ever change, don't ever change
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Hey I love you, you're perfect, don't ever change
Verse 2:
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I picked my daughter up at school last week
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She had her headphones on, she barely said hello
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And all I wanted was to hug her, smother her with kisses
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But I was cool, like “Hi there, how did it go?”
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She had chipped nail polish, writing on her hand
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She was nodding her head to her favorite band
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Staring into space like she was all alone
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But I didn't take it personal, it meant that I was home and I said
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Hey I love you, you're perfect, don't ever change, don't ever change
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Hey I love you, you're perfect, don't ever change don't ever change
Bridge:
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I'm holding on to everything that's good in this world
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There's a lot that's good in this world
Verse 3:
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I saw my baby sitting there at the breakfast table
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His hair a mess and he forgot to shave
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And I wished that he would get up, make it all better
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Stop drinking so much, learn how to behave
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Then the radio was playing a Chuck Berry song
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And he was looking at me asking what was wrong
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I made a list of the things I could say
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But he gave me a wink and it all went away, I told him
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Hey I love you, you're perfect, don't ever change, don't ever change
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Hey I love you, you're perfect, don't ever change don't ever change