Verse 1A
I'm standing in the backyard
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Listening to the party inside
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Tonight I'm drinkin' in the forgiveness
AD
This life provides
AD
The scars we carry remain but the pain slips away it seems
AEA
Oh won't you baby be in my book of dreams
Verse 2A
I'm watchin' you through the window
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With your girlfriends from back home
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You 're showin' off your dress
AD
There's laughter and a toast
AD
From your daddy to the prettiest bride he's ever seen
AEA
Oh won't you baby be in my book of dreams
Instrumental Section
Verse 3A
In the darkness my fingers slip across your skin
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I feel your sweet reply
AD
The room fades away and suddenly I'm way up high
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Just holdin' you to me
AD
As through the window the moonlight streams
AEA
Oh won't you baby be in my book of dreams
Brief InstrumentalVerse 4A
Now the ritual begins
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'Neath the wedding garland we meet as strangers
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The dance floor is alive with beauty
AD
Mystery and danger
AD
We dance out 'neath the stars' ancient light into the darkening trees
AEA
Oh won't you baby be in my book of dreams
Fade out
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