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Ever since that first night
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When I gave my love to you

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Everything just seems so right
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You are my sunlight, shining through

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And I've tried so, not to let it show
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Yet it seems sad, because I know

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No matter how hard I try
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No matter how hard I try
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It's always a goodbye

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You smile softly as you leave
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My bed and I tightly hold your hand

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You lean down to kiss my head
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But there's nothing to be said

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And if you say you want to stay
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I'd know you'd soon be on your way

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No matter how hard I try
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No matter how hard I try
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It's always a goodbye

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So here we stand, you and I
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You are too kind, I'm too shy
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To say what we really mean
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So we make life a masquerade
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Never showing all, only the parts we play

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No matter how hard I try
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No matter how hard I try
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It's always a goodbye
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It's always a goodbye
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(No matter how hard I try)
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(No matter how hard I try)