"Through"

Written by: Jeremy Sharp

Copywrite:2008



1st Verse:

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She was just 16 in '89


The consequences never crossed her mind

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When she said "yes" that November day


17 years and 3 kids later


A troubled life had left a crater

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where her heart can't find the way

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She tried comfort from another's touch

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'til she realized it would never mean as much.


1st Chorus:

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As a smile upon her daughter's face

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That has the power to put the whole world in place.

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The simple sound of "I love You"

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From her youngest's  lips, you know it's true

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And gettin' up at 5am

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Get 'em off to school before your day begins

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And prayin' that they know just what they do.

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That's the kind of love that get you though.


2nd Verse:

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All too soon that day was here.


She's in a wedding gown and there goes a tear

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Her youngest girl asked her to give her away.

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A million things runnin' through her mind


That she wants to say but there's just no time.

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'cause she can hear the band playin'

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She kissed her cheek and fixed her vail

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She looked her in the eyes and she could tell


2nd Chorus:

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It's the way he smells after a summer rain

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And the way his smile eases any pain

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It's the shock he shows everytime you she'd cuss

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And how she'd read his thoughts just from his touch

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It's how he tipped his hat when he met Grandma

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And how he cried with her when they got the call

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Then drove all night to get there not a moment too soon

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That's the kind of love that gets you through


*Bridge*

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Now the doctors say it's spreadin' way too fast.

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She's taken every breathe like it could be her last.

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Friends and family are standin by her bed

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..thinkin' 'bout the last words that she said.


3rd Chorus:

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It's the smile upon my daughter's face

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That has the power to put my world in place

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Simple sounds of "I Love You"

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From my youngest's lips I know it's true.

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And in a few more  minutes when I see my fate

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Standin' outside those pearly gates

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I'll walk in and have a moment of truth.

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I'll know that's the kind of love that got me through

*OUTRO*

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She was just 16 in '69 ..the consequences never crossed her mind.

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when she said yes that November day.