Love A Little Stronger

I took my baby out and bought her a ring
Man, we planned a wedding come spring
Staring right into the eyes of my dreams
Hand in hand, down on one knee

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Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Told me she would be my bride
Down by the riverside

She said yes as i held her tight
We made love in the broad daylight
Now i know why the old folks say
Get too close and you'll get swept away

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Spring came and turned by baby's head around
Rains fell and now i feel like i might drown
Under the weight of this fools crown

There's a tree down by the riverside
Once it held it's head up high
We carved our vows deep in its side
Now faithless love makes that willow cry

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Her love turned out to be a lie

Some folks said i was getting' well
But through the tears i couldn't tell
I could not see past yesterday
Cause your memory stood there in my way

A lonely mind plays funny tricks
Works on things that can't be fixed
It's bound to dwell on what you miss
Like a midnight touch or a morning kiss

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It's still hard to face a day if you ain't in it
But i had to draw the line, a million tears
Is a man's limit
No, i don't expect your memory to let me
Ever forget it
But once in a while i live through a minute
And you ain't in it

It didn't take a clock to alarm me
I was always up, i'd never sleep
Scared to death i'd dream of you
That's more'n i wanted to put my old
Heart through

A big dark cloud followed me around
Didn't dare look up or i'd have drowned
Thought you took that sun with you
But today my curtain let a little peep slip through

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If you need a prison break
I will be the file in the cake
We will make a great escape
Into the wild blue yonder

If you need to chase the blues
I will be your running shoes
We'll double back and leave no clues
Into the wild blue yonder

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Into the wild blue yonder
Where we can be free
Into the wild blue yonder
I'm takin' you with me

If you need to fight for love
I will be your boxing gloves
Cheering crowds will lift us up
Into the wild blue yonder

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If you need someone to care
If life is treating you unfair
Take my love i'll lead you there
Into the wild blue yonder
Into the wild blue yonder

Barney works down at the a&p
He drives a baby blue a.m.c.
Ain't missed of day of work in 13 years
He's a fire department volunteer

He's got a yard that's always just been mowed
Collected stamps since he was 10 years old
You've never seen a more regular guy
But when the sun goes down on friday night

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Slaps on his hai karate after shave
Puts on his elvis jacket custom-made
Gets in his patent leather zebra boots
Fires up his super sport malibu
He burns the rubber 'cross the county line
A honky tonkin' fool till closing time
You ought to see him metamorphosize
From barney jekyll into bubba hyde

Monday morning it's a suit and tie
Attention shoppers there's a two-for-one buy
Tuesday afternoon he mans the wheel
Makes his round in the bookmobile

He's got a wednesday night canasta game
Thursday's the tourney at the bowling lanes
His friends would freak out if they only knew
The party animal he turns into

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You oughta see him metamorphosize
From barney jekyll into bubba hyde

Won't you please turn up the lights
I can't hardly see
Thank you kindly but that don't help
Maybe it's just me
It seems i've had this problem since
My baby packed up to leave

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You see she used to be my sunshine
Now we're far apart
Night is fallin' in my heart
Oh, the light is slowly fading
Skies are growing dark
Night is fallin' in my heart

Could you pull those curtains back
And let the morning in
What's that you say? oh is that a fact?
Well, it still seems mighty dim
I guess i'll just have to live this way
Unless my baby come back again

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And as the last ray of love
Slowly disappears
Alone in this endless night
I just see one thing clear

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