| He said that when he dies
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| He wants me to flip him over
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| Pull the gravel from his eyes
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| And tell the family he was sober
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| I said I couldn’t lie
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| But I pretend I didn’t know about the fact that it was planned
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| At my home the night before
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| He jumped off the Smith bridge or at least that was his threat
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| So I told him that if he wanted to fly
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| Why not off a big mountain?
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| It distracted him for long enough
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| That he doubted his plan of offing off himself
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| And so he asked me for a beer instead
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| We cheered to that control
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| Of how he escaped his own death
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| Of how no one can tell him whether or not he is bipolar
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| Or an alcoholic, drug addict, or maybe just a man
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| Who is sad because he had a daughter who died in a crash one summer
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| He was scared to tell his parents because they were Catholic
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| He thought that they would judge him for the wrong that he had did
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| He was scared to tell his parents cuz he thought they wouldn’t understand
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| Colorado 1992, love’s sick!
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| So in search of meaning and a grand purpose to live he joined the American army
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| Where they train you how to kill
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| He learned of how they failed to mention that there may also be means
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| To getting hooked on shooting things
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| Like methamphetamine at will
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| He returned with money and some bad habits he couldn’t break
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| He fell in love and shoved the past so far under
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| Overwhelmed with things that placed him in a trap
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| And when he got home he found out that the one he loved had stole all the cash
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| So he had to wire money
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| That he borrowed from his mother
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| To take her off life support
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| Paul still loves his daughter
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| Oh paul still loves his daughter
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| Cuz just the other day
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| He began to cry
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| And tried to look the other way
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| And say that it must be the weather
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| Or the mental illness that he has
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| I listened the best that I could
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| Paul still loves his daughter
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| He said that when he dies
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| He wants me to flip him over
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| Pull the gravel from the eyes
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| And tell the family he’s in heaven
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| I asked him if he’s sure that heavens real
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| He said he wouldn’t know
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| So I asked him if he thought his plan was a bit risky
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| He said he didn’t care
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| Because there wasn’t a chance in the world
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| For him to remain happy for longer than 30 seconds
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| I said I can’t imagine how it feels to feel so hopeless
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| How I hoped that he could sense that someone he loved cared for him
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| Oh Paul still loves his daughter (4x)
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| I pulled the gravel from his eyes and told the family he’s okay |