Intro
 
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Verse 1
 
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You were the mother of three girls so sweet 
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That stormed through your turnstile and climbed to the street 
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But after conception, your body lay cold 
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And withered through autumn and you found yourself old 
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Can you tell me why you have been so sad? 
 
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He took a lover on a faraway beach 
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While you arranged flowers and chose color schemes 
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Can you tell me why you have been so saaad? 
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Can you tell me why you have been so sad? 
 
Instrumental
 
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Verse 2
 
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The girls were all there, they traded their vows 
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The youngest one glared with furrowed brow 
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As they tenderly kissed and cut the cake 
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The bride then tripped and broke the vase 
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The one you thought would span the years 
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So perfectly placed below the mirror 
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Arriving late, you cleaned the debris 
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And walked into the angry scene 
 
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It felt just like falling in love again 
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And it felt just like falling in love again 
 
Riff
 
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Can you tell me why you have been so saaad? 
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Can you tell me why you have been so...