I could've lingered along my dreams
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I could've looked like nothing
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Waited here for the day to end
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Walked the dog, if I had one
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I could've invented inventories
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Redone and taken stock
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But this morning I've got far more precious to do
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This morning I'll go tell the people I love
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Just thanks for being who they are
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For turning my bitter hours into poems
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And all those words we keep quiet
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This morning I'll go tell the people I love
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Oh how they matter to me every moment
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Sweet words are better than a fine requiem
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Say it before while there's still time
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We always wanna wait for the next one
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It's way easier to vent hatreds
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Quite anonymous, hidden in a corner
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And our lives flow, and water from fountains
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And the days go by and then the weeks
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This morning I'll go tell the people I love
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Just thanks for being who they are
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For turning my bitter hours into poems
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And all the words we hide
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This morning I'll go tell the people I love
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Oh how they matter to me every moment
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Sweet words are better than a big chrysanthemum
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And saying it matters
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Remind it now and then
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I could've lingered along my dreams
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I could've looked like nothing
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Waited here for the day to end
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We should tell people when we love them
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That they turn our bitter hours into poems
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We should say everything beforehand
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We must tell people when we love them
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How they matter to us every moment
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Sweet words are better than a fine requiem
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As long as we're here alive
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Say everything while there's time