I'd have told you everything
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That I'd never told you before
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That your skin smells like roses
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That I love the name Edith
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I'd have told you everything
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Things we don't say often enough
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'Cause often in life we don't dare
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To say things while there's still time
I'd have told you about the sea
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So you could see it once more
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We'd have kicked the nurse out
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Then we'd have laughed out loud
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I'd have told you that your face
Makes me think of the ocean
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That your wrinkles look like waves
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Where kids go swimming
That time waits for nobody
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That it was the first time
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I was seeing you for the last time
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I'd have redone your bun
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And you'd have told me it pulls
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I'd have acted a bit silly
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Just to watch your smile
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I'd have promised to write a song
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That'd tell how beautiful you were
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That'd say how dumb we are
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To believe people are eternal
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And I'd have held you so tight
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There'd be marks on your neck
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I'd have looked at you again
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And above all kept you
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I'd have locked you in my eyes
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I'd have captured your scent
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I'd have said goodbye a bit better
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Then lied, see you tomorrow
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That time waits for nobody
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That it was the first time
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I was seeing you for the last time
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I'd have rushed to love you
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Like we chase after life
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'Cause we never love enough
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I'd have said I love you too
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Words, we shouldn't hoard them
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We gotta pass them all around
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Else what are words for
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Except decorating graves
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That time waits for nobody
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But often we don't know
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We're seeing someone for the last time