I

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II

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I

A brand new baby was born yesterday

          II

Just in time

I

Papa cried, baby cried

                          II

Said your tears are like mine

I

I heard some words

From a friend on the phone

                     II

That didnt sound so good

I

The doctor gave him two weeks to live

            III            IV

Id give him more if I could

                      IV

You know that I would now

                IV

If only I could

                      IV

You know that I would now

            I

If only I could



Down the middle drops one more

Grain of sand

They say that

New life makes losing life easier to understand

Words are kind

They helped ease the mind

Of this, my old friend

And though you gotta go

We'll keep a piece of your soul

What goes out

What goes in



You know that I would now

If only I could

You know that I would now

If only I could