NO CHARGE
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My little boy came into the kitchen this evening
While I was fixin’ supper,
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And he handed me a piece of paper he'd been writin’ on.
And after wipin’ my hands on my apron,
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I read it, and this is what it said:
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For mowin’ the yard five dollars,
And for makin’ my own bed this week one dollar.
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And goin’ to the store fifty cents,
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And watchin’ little brother, while you went shoppin twenty-five cents.
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For takin’ out the trash one dollar,
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Getting’ a good report card five dollars.
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And for rakin’ the yard two dollars,
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Total owed fourteen seventy-five.
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Well, I stood there lookin’ at him expectantly,
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And a thousand memories flashed through my mind.
So I picked up the pen, turnin the paper over,
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This is what I wrote:
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For the nine months I carried you growin’ inside me NO CHARGE,
For the nights I've sat up with you,
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Doctored you, prayed for you NO CHARGE.
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For the time and the tears,
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And the cost through the years, there's NO CHARGE.
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When you add it all up, the full cost of my love is NO CHARGE.
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For the nights filled with dread and the worries ahead NO CHARGE,
For advice and the knowledge
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And the cost of your college NO CHARGE.
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For the toys, food and clothes and for wipin’ your nose,
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There's NO CHARGE.
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When you add it all up, the full cost of my love, is NO CHARGE.
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Well, when he finished reading, he had great big old tears in his eyes,
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And he looked up at me and he said, Mama, I sure do love you.
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Then he took the pen, and in great big letters he wrote: PAID IN FULL.
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When you add it all up the cost of real love is NO CHARGE.
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