I WANTED SO
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I wanted so to tell that old man, Oh so many things
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Like the corn was 10 feet tall, that he had planted in the spring
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And the books he'd ordered came in in the mail just yesterday
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But he never said a word and life just slowly slipped away
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I wanted so to tell him just how much he meant to me
I wanted so to thank him for what he taught me that I could be
I wanted him to know, that his grandchildren all were there
And that his four year old grandson said "Papa, I said a prayer"
I wanted to apologize for always being on the go
For never having enough time to talk about the things that he needed so
I wanted so to tell him "Pop, your loved ones all are here"
But he just lay there with his eyes closed, and I think he shed a knowing tear
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I wanted so to tell that old man, Oh so many things
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Like the corn was 10 feet tall, that he had planted in the spring
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And the books he'd ordered came in in the mail just yesterday
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But he never said a word and life just slowly slipped away