Ab

She sits a-

lone by

a lamp-

Eb

post____

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try'n to find a

thought that's escaped her mind.

Ab

Ab

She says, "Dad's

the one I

love

Eb

the most___

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but Stipe's

not far

behind."

Ab

Ab

She never

lets me in,___

Eb

only

tells

me where she's

been

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when she's had

too much

to drink.

Ab

Ab

I say that

I don't care,

I just

Eb

run my hands

through

her dark hair,

and I

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pray to God

you gotta

help me fly

away.

Ab

And just

let her cry

Ab

This morn-

ing I work

up alone,

Eb

found a

note

standing by

the phone

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sayin', "Maybe,

maybe I'll

be back some-

Ab

day."

Ab

I wanted to

look for you,

you walked

Eb

in. I didn't

know just what

to do,

so I

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sat back down,

had a beer

and felt

Ab

sorry for

myself.

Sayin',

let her cry

Ab

Last night I

tried to leave,

Eb

cried so much,

I could not

believe

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she was the

same girl I

fell in love

with long a-

Ab

go.

Ab

She went in

the back to

get high.

Eb

I sat down

on my couch

and cried,

yelling,

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"Oh mama

please help. me

Won't you

Ab

hold my

hand?"

And

let her cry