Intro
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Verse 1
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I'll be gone by winter 
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I'll have said goodbye 
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To wind and rain, it's all the same 
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In   my        mind 
 
Verse 2
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I'll be gone by winter 
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Far across the sea 
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Away from snow, and all I know 
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Left be-       hind 
 
Chorus
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    How slow the days go, 
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When you don't come around anymore. 
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    I'll wait for sunlight in the grey 
 
Verse 3
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By the end of winter 
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Day and night subside 
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The spring will come and bring the sun 
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For  a         while 
 
Verse 4
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Summer passed unnoticed 
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Autumn's come and gone 
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And rain will start and break my heart 
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Like be-       fore 
 
Chorus
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    How slow the nights go, 
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When you don't come around anymore 
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    I'll wait for daybreak in the grey 
 
Outro verse
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I'll be gone by winter 
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Time to say farewell  I'll   be 
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Far from here, this time next year 
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Goodbye, good-     bye