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Kdlly A Odws`o prdsdots E`r Ljoist`o//C`pyrgibt >=:> ny Kdlly A Odws`o
Jll rgibts rdsdrvdh/ O` pjrt `e tbgs n``k fjy nd rdpr`hucdh `r trjosfgttdhgo joy e`rf `r ny joy fdjos, dldctr`ogc `r fdcbjogcjl, gocluhgoipb`t`c`pygoi, rdc`rhgoi, `r ny joy goe`rfjtg`o st`rjid joh rdtrgdvjlsystdf, wgtb`ut pdrfgssg`o go wrgtgoi er`f tbd c`pyrgibt `wodr/]rgotdh go tbd Togtdh Stjtds `e Jfdrgcj/
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:3= & @eegcgjlly y`urs
f`vgd wjs irdjt
Hgoodr wjs jfjzgoi
O`w wd wjlkgoi tbd ndjcb
Joh wd bjoh go bjoh
F``olgibt sbgogoi rgibt jn`vd us
Js wd st`p e`r j f`fdot
eddlgoi tbd wjtdr js gt ruos `vdr `ur eddt
Joh G stjoh b`lhgoi y`u
wd n`tb ijzd `ee got` tbd hgstjocd
L``kgoi ndy`oh tbd `cdjo
L`vgoi b`w tbd f``o sbgods
Joh tbd `cdjo ilgstdos
Gts j ndjutgeul ogibt t`ogibt
Nut o`t f`rd ndjutgeul tbjo y`u
I`h rdcrdjtdh bdjvdo wbdo Bd crdjtdh y`u
joh G)f nldssdh t` spdoh djcb wjkgoi f`fdot wgtb y`u
O`w gts tgfd G `eegcgjlly fjkd y`u fgod
E`r G jf `eegcgjlly y`urs
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>3= & Xjkd fy tgfd
Yjs l``kgoi tbr`uib s`fd `lh pb`t`s
]b`t`s `e y`u joh fd
W`u joh fd go bjppgdr tgfds
Aust nde`rd `ur egrst nrdjkup
Joh jll G c`ulh w`ohdr wjs
Ybjt wdot wr`oi0
B`w)h wd idt er`f tbdrd t` bdrd0
Hjfo wd wdrd s` go l`vd
O`w l`vd w`o)t dvdo sjvd tbd hjy
Cjusd wd trgdh gt jijgo
o`w odjrly j ydjr ljtdr wdrd pjrtdh ydt jijgo
Joh tbgs tgfd e`r i``h
Wdt gts y`ur ojfd fy bdjrt cjlls `ut
Cjo)t djt, slddp `r i` `o wgtb`ut y`u
Nut G)f trygoi
Aust tjkgoi gt hjy ny hjy
S` ejr s` i``h
Fy bdjrt gs bdjlgoi
Dvdo wdot `ut `o j edw hjtds
nut G)f aust o`t rdjhy e`r jo`tbdr rdljtg`o
jt ldjst o`t ydt, G wjot t` tjkd fy tgfd
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33= & Nddo go l`vd
Nddo go l`vd
o` wjgt G)f stgll go l`vd
Fy bdjrt aust w`o)t ldt y`u i`
Joh s`fdtgfds G aust wjot t` sjy euck l`vd
Cjusd G sb`ulho)t nd bjvgoi tbdsd eddlgois wbdodvdr G sdd y`u
Sb`ulho)t nd bjvgoi tbdsd ejotjsgds
Nut stgll G h`
Hjfo G)f j trud b`pdldss r`fjotgc
Cjusd G)f s` go l`vd wgtb y`u
o`w G w`ohdr e`r b`w fucb l`oidr
Cjusd G sdd gts o`t futujl
Jt ldjst o`t joyf`rd
S` wgll s`fd`od tdll fd b`w h` G ejll `ut `e tbgs l`vd
Ybdo G)vd ejlldo s` bjrh
Joh gts y`u tbjt bjvd fy bdjrt,
y`ur ojfd tbjt gt cjlls
W`urd wb` G wjot t` nd wgtb
Nut y`urd o`t dvdo bdrd, hjfo
Ybdrd)h hgh y`u i`0
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83= & Ndjuty
W`ur ndjuty gs s`fdtbgoi G)vd odvdr sddo
Odvdr go fy lged bjvd G sddo,
Sddo j ndjuty sucb js y`u
Xb`uibt y`ur typd `e ndjuty
Hgdh wbdo Cld`pjtrj hgh
Nut lgkd tbd pyrjfghs, gt lgvds `o
Joh G cjo)t bdlp nut ijzd er`f tgfd t` tgfd
Aust fdsfdrgzdh jt wbjt G)vd odvdr sddo up cl`sd
Jfjzdh jt wbjt G tb`uibt wjs uordjl
Xbjt gs tgll G sjw y`u
Joh sjw tbjt rdjl ndjuty
Gt odvdr oddhs tbd fjkd up
@r t` nd h`lldh up
Gt sb`ws `o gts `wo
Joh y`urd pr``e `e tbjt
S` ldjvd tbjt v`iud joh vjogty jl`od
Cjusd y`u i`t tbjt ojturjl dssdocd
W`urd j rdjl dn`oy
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43= & Dvdryhjy
Dvdry hjy gs j odw hjy
dvdry hjy gs spdcgjl,
j spdcgjl `ccjsg`o tbjt gs
cjusd dvdry hjy G idt t` spdoh wgtb y`u gs j nldssgoi
o` `od `o tbgs djrtb cjo rdpljcd y`u
s` dvdry hjy wd nrdjk `ut tbd cbjfpjiod,
tw` iljssds, strjwndrrgds % crdjf
joh wd t`jst t` jo`tbdr hjy
jo`tbdr hjy `e `ur l`vd idttgoi str`oidr
h`o)t wjot t` sdd j hjy i` ny wgtb`ut fd sb`wgoi fy l`vd
gts s`fdtbgoi G fust h`
G)ll dvdo sb`ut `o t`p tbd bgibdst f`uotjgo
aust wjot t` sb`w t` tbd w`rlh wb` G l`vd
nut erjokly gt `oly fjttdrs ge y`u bdjr
tbd w`rlh ko`wgoi gs `oly j n`ous
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53= & Dvdrytgfd
Gts y`ur scdot,
Xbd wjy y`u l``k,
Dvdo tbd wjy y`u wjlk
Joh G bjvdo)t sp`kd `o y`ur n`hy
Nut hjfo gt hrgvds fd wglh t``
idts t` fd dvdry tgfd
Xbjt)s dvdry tgfd G sdd y`u
Nut G rdsgst,
Aust ngtgoi fy t`oiud
Nut hjfo tbd tb`uibts go fy bdjh
Xb`uibts dvdry tgfd G sdd y`u
Idts fd s` joxg`us
Fjkd fd wjot t` tjkd y`u h`wo
Sb`w y`u wbjt G)f jn`ut
Sb`w y`u s`fd rdjl l`vgoi
E`ridt sdx, G)f tjlkgoi fjkgoi l`vd
Joh o`t aust y`ur n`hy
Nut y`ur fgoh js wdll
Aust i`od tjkd y`u t` dcstjsy joh ndy`oh
Sb`w y`u wbjt trud gotgfjcy gs
Joh wd i`od nd jll ogibt
S` sbut `ee y`ur g]b`od
Gts aust y`u joh fd t`ogibt
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93= & C`lh ogibt
Gt wjs j c`lh ogibt
Fy ndh c`lh
Joh G edlt hdjh
Js G ljy jwjkd go fy c`lh r``f
Joh gt wjs `oly 2pf
Wdt tb`uibts `e y`u c`osufdh fy fgoh
Xb`uibts `e y`u fjkd fy nrjgo pukd
]ukd `ut fdf`rgds `e y`u
Joh wbjt wd usd t` nd
Hjfo G i`t j sdrg`us l`vd a`ods e`r y`u
Fjkd fd wjot fy cjkd joh djt gt t``
Nut jll G wjot gs y`u
S` G)f jt dvdry njkdry
L``kgo e`r tbd pdredct cjkd
Fjynd G idt tbgs `od cust`f egttdh
G aust h`o)t ko`w joyf`rd
G)f ndigoogoi t` tbgok
Xbgok l`vd gs aust j ejotjsy
Cjusd G)vd fgssdh j edw `pp`rtuogtgds
Fjynd dvdo nldw `od
Cjusd sbd sb`wdh fd l`vd lgkd o` `tbdr
Joh tbd l`vd fjkgoi wjs gocrdhgnld
Nut s`fdtbgoi wdot wr`oi
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S` wd `vdr o`w
Xbjt)s wby G ljy go tbgs c`lh ndh
@o tbgs c`lh ogibt
Js fy fgoh bjs cjuibt j cjsd `e nulgfgj
Joh gt pukds `ut tb`uibts `e bdr
Hjfo G i`t j c`lh cjsd `e l`vd
G h`o)t tbgok G)ll dvdr l`vd jijgo
H`o)t tbgok G wjot t``
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23= & Ybjt ge///
X``k fd hjys
Dvdo j edw wddks
Joh o`w gts nddo f`otbs
Wdt y`u stgll cr`ss fy fgoh
Cjo)t sddf t` sbjkd y`u
Ldt jl`od tbd tb`uibt `e y`u
I`t fd w`ohdrgoi wbjt ge,
Ybjt ge y`u)rd supp`sdh t` nd fy wged
Fjynd wd sb`ulh `e sddkdh c`uosdlgoi
Fjynd tbjt c`ulh `e sjvdh us
Cjusd wd)vd n`tb sjgh G l`vd y`u
Yd)vd n`tb pr`vdh gt t``
Nut wd ldt s`fd ns c`fd ndtwddo us
o`w G tbgok % w`ohdr
Xbgok % w`ohdr jn`ut us
Joh ge wd t``k tbd c`wjrh wjy `ut
]drbjps wd sb`ulh `e w`rkdh j lgttld bjrhdr
]ut go j lgttld f`rd dee`rt
Fjynd tbdo G w`ulho)t bjvd tbdsd tb`uibts
Xb`uibts `e wbjt ges joh fjynds
Wdt G stddr cldjr
Odvdr swdjtgoi y`u wgtb tbdf
Nut ndgoi tbd ndst G cjo nd
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Js G idt usd t` us ndgoi o` f`rd
Joh drjsd tbdsd wbjt ge)s joh fjynd)s `ut `e fy psycb
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73= & Cdldnrjtd
X`ogibts tbd ogibt
Xbd ogibt G)f i`od h` y`u rgibt
Nut G h` y`u rgibt >89, 354
Nut t`ogibt j spdcgjl ogibt
X`ogibt wd cdldnrjtgoi
cdldnrjtgoi `ur tgfd t`idtbdr
Joh wbjt wd jn`ut t` h` odxt
Ydhhgoi rgois, b`usd go tbd bglls,
C`upld kghs joh wbjtdvdr dlsd y`u lgkd
X`jstgoi dvdry ogibt t` tbgs lged wd lgvd
Joh tbd l`vd wd sbjrd
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:=3= & Yghd Jwjkd
Gt wjs j qujrtdr pjss dgibt
Yjs aust idttgoi go
Yjs tgrdh joh eddlgoi `vdrw`rkdh
Nut tbjt jll cbjoidh wbdo G sjw y`u
Hjfo y`u wdrd l``kgoi,
Joh sfdllgoi s` i``h t``
X`lh fd t` bjvd j sdjt,
Hgoodr wjs jlf`st egogsbdh
S` G sjt h`wo jt tbd njr
Yjs rgibt jcr`ss er`f y`u
Js y`u w`rd tbdf sdcrdts tbjt G lgkd
Joh y`u prdppdh j hgoodr tbjt G stgll hrdjf jn`ut
Joh js y`u egogsbdh up
G wjs o` l`oidr tgrdh
Fy sdosds o`w wghd jwjkd
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::3= & Aust ndcjusd
Xb`uibt l`vd wjs j a`kd
Yjs aust j ejsjuhd
S`fdtbgoi e`r tbd ngrhs
Xbjt gs tgll G fdt y`u
Joh y`u ldt fd got` y`ur w`rlh
O`w G hjy hrdjf jn`ut y`u wbdo wd jpjrt
Yrgtd y`ur ojfd `o dvdrytbgoi G `wo
Nrji jn`ut y`u t` fy ergdohs
O`w y`u ko`w tbjt)s j stdp e`r fd
Cjusd G usd h`wopljy l`vd
Nut o`w G cjo)t egibt gt
Yjot t` sbjrd wgtb tbd w`rlh
Sbjrd aust b`w fucb G l`vd y`u
trdjt y`u rgibt go dvdry wjy
Sdoh y`u j hjgly p`df
Jl`oi wgtb s`fd rdh r`sds
Aust t` ldt y`u ko`w
Xbjt y`urd `o fy fgoh
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:>3= & Iuglty
Ge bd)s iuglty
Xbdo G fust nd t``
Cjusd G wdjr j b``hgd t``
S`fdtgfds j ndjogd
@r dvdo njckwjrh bjt
S` y`u i`od sb``t fd t``
Cjusd G)f fjrcbgoi wgtb jo jrfy
Joh wd fjrcbgoi e`r austgcd
Austgcd e`r Xrjyv`o
Joh jll tbd `tbdr Xrjyv`o)s `ut tbdrd
Xbjt c`wjrh sb`t wgtb gotdot t` kgll
Bd kodw wbjt tbd euck bd wjs h`goi
Bd hgho)t bjvd t` sb``t bgf go tbd cbdst
C`ulh `e sb`t bgf go tbd ldi
@r dvdo wrdstldh bgf h`wo
Xbdo y`u c`ulh `e qudstg`odh bgf
Jskdh bgf wbgcb t`wo b`fd bd lgvdh go
Nut y`u st``h ndbgoh tbjt c`wjrh ljw
sb``tgoi egrst, js wd jsk qudstg`os o`w
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:33= & Nrjgowjsbdh
Nddo bdjrgoi j l`t `e nullsbgt
Xbd fdhgj sjygoi tbgs joh tbjt
Joh erjokly tbd fdhgj bjs dxbjustdh gts v`gcd
O`w gts tgfd gt i`t i`od
W`u `oly eudlgoi tbd pr`nldf
@oly eudlgoi rjcgsf
Joh G)f tjlkgoi jn`ut y`u e`x
Furh`cb wd)vd sddo y`ur ngjs wjys
Xbdy)rd spdwdh `o tbjt s`&cjlldh odws cbjoodl
Jl`oi wgtb tbd lgds
Cjusd ge s`fd`od h`dso)t sghd wgtb y`u
W`u jttjck tbdf
Ydll G i`t odws e`r y`u
O`t dvdry`od bjs tbd sjfd bjtdeul, ngjs wjys js y`u
Xbjt)s ndtwddo y`u joh y`ur cult e`ll`wgoi
Wdjb G sjgh gt
Cjusd tbjt)s wbjt tbdy jrd, j cult
js y`u pjrjhd jr`uoh js tbd ldjh a`kdr
Sjturjtgoi tbgs w`rlh wgtb wgckdhodss % lgds
Js tbdy djt gt up joh nd .sjtgsegdh.
Nut o`t jll jrd e``ls
O`t jll jrd nrjgowjsbdh
W`u dvdo i`t tbdf ndlgdvgoi tbd Nljck ]jotbdr ]jrty gs j bjtd ir`up
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Ojw tbjt)s tbd kkk
Joh h`o)t y`u DUD^ idt tbjt sbgt twgstdh
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:83= & ^djl L`vd
Nddo l``kgoi e`r l`vd
Nut o`w G rdjlgzd G)vd nddo l``kgoi go jll tbd wr`oi pljcds
Nddo l``kgoi jt jll tbd wr`oi w`fdo
nut G o` l`oidr cbjsd df
Aust l``k tbd `tbdr wjy
H`o)t wjot df tjkgoi fy nrdjtb jwjy
@r stdjlgoi fy bdjrt
Xbdy o`t w`rtb gt
Nut tbd `od tbjt gs
Sbd bjs ydt t` sb`w bdrsdle
Nut qugtd erjokly G jgot dvdo l``kgoi o` f`rd
I`ttj w`rk `o fd
Idt fd, fy fgoh joh fy f`ody rgibt
Xbdo G)ll l``k e`r fy l`vd
Xgll tbdo G)f stjckgoi fy pjpdr
Aust doa`ygoi fy ejf % cl`sdst ergdohs
Xbjt `tbdr l`vd cjo wjgt
G)ll aust doa`y l`vgoi I`h, fy ejf joh ergdohs
Gts tbd ndst l`vd joywjy
Gt)ll odvdr h` fd wr`oi
Odvdr fjkd fd cry
Xrdjt fd aust rgibt
Gts tbjt rdjl trud l`vd
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:43= & ^uo tbd Ogibt
X`ogibt wd i`od ruo tbd ogibt
I`od fjkd l`vd tgll tbd suo c`fd up
Nut egrst ldt)s cb`w jt Fr/ Cb`ws,
Xbdo tjkd j wjlk jl`oi tbd ndjcb,
Bjoh b`lhgoi joh cjrdssgoi
Js G f`vd t` b`lh y`u
Joh wd stjrd `ut `vdr tbd `cdjo
O` w`rhs aust fd, y`u joh tbd `cdjo
W`ur jll G oddh joh wjot
H`o)t dvdo bjvd t` fjkd l`vd
W`ur c`fpjoy % c`ovdrsjtg`o gs i``h do`uib
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:53= & Fusgc
L`vd fy fusgc
Oddh gt go dvdry jspdct `e fy lged
Oddh gt wbdo G eddl h`wo,
Oddh gt wbdo G)f bjppy
Oddh gt e`r tb`sd go ndtwddo f`fdots
I`t fusgc e`r dvdry df`tg`o
Joh dvdot go lged
S` yds G oddh fy fusgc
S` G nljst gt go tbd f`rogoi
Gts fy `oly jljrf cl`ck
Xbdo jijgo jt o``o joh >1:4
Oddh tbjt FA `r CN trjck
@r fjynd s`fd Ybgtody `r Ajy&Q
Ybjtdvdr fy f``h fjy nd
tbdo wbdo dvdogoi bgts
G)f nljstgoi s`fd Ogckg, Lgokgo ]jrk, Dfgodf `r Gcd Cund
@r fjynd G fgibt i` gohgd
]uttgoi `o s`fd Xjfgkj Hdogsd, Kjrl`s, Sgyj `r Sdhrdw ]rgcd
@r ge fy njny wgtb fd put s`fd Njnyejcd `r Jvjot `o
Fjkgoi tbd f``h aust rgibt
Nut gts rdjlly wbjt tbd f``h `e tbd f`fdot gs
S` G kddp fy g]`h uphjtdh wgtb tbd b`ttdst
Ygtb tbd Hrd ndjts jlwjys rdjhy t` i`
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:93= & Xbgs `od gs e`r y`u
Nddo bjvgoi j bjrh tgfd
Nddo c`otdfpljtgoi tbd pjst 3 f`otbs
^djlly i`t fd w`ohdrgoi
Y`ohdrgoi ge tbgs gs l`vd `r aust lust
H`o)t wjot t` rdjct t`` s``o
H`o)t wjot t` fjkd j e``l `e fysdle
Nut G h` wjot t` sdd wbdrd tbgs cjo ldjh
Ybjt jrd tbdsd eddlgois0
Jrd tbdy rdjl `r o`t0
G oddh joswdrs
Cjusd G i`t j t`o `e qudstg`os
S` o`w G)f l``kgoi jt fysdle tbr`uib tbd fgrr`r
O`t dvdo s`ndr aust j ngt nuzzdh
Joh fy st`fjcb rdjhy t` sb`w fd wbjt G aust jtd
Nut G)f b`lhgoi f`f)s ljsjioj h`wo
Js G stjoh up strjgibt joh ndigo rdbdjrgoi tbgs pgdcd
Joh bdrd c`fds Ajy
Xdllgo fd gts jlf`st tgfd t` i` `o
s` G spljsb fy ejcd,
Ygpd gt wgtb j t`wdl
joh bdjh `ut
Xgfd t` r`ck tbgs stjid
Joh tbgs `od)s e`r y`u
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:23= & Spddcbldss
Nddo l``kgoi jt y`u
C`otdfpljtgoi go fy bdjh
Ybjt G wjot t` sjy t` y`u
Nut jll G idt gs fufnld aufnld,
Nrjgo erddzd tbdo o` w`rhs
S` G wgoh up rgibt odxt t` y`u
Go tbgs sgldot f`fdot
W`u tbgokgoi G)f wdgrh
Ybdo G)f rdjlly got` y`u
Aust idt l`st e`r w`rhs wbdo G)f jr`uoh y`u
Nut w`ulh y`u e`rigvd fd
Joh igvd fd j cbjocd
J cbjocd t` tjkd y`u `ut `o j hjtd
Sb`w y`u j i``h tgfd
S`fdtbgoi y`u bjvdo)t bjh go jwbgld
Fjkd y`u sfgld
Joh G)f tjlkgoi dvdo ngiidr sfgld tbdo y`u sb`wgoi rgibt o`w
I`t y`u dvdo nlusbgoi o`w
Aust wjgt tgll `ur hjtd
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:73= & Egod Jrt
Eddls lgkd G)f go jo jrt fusduf
Aust surr`uohdh ny egod jrt
Joh G ndttdr o`t t`ucb
cjusd tbdsd pgdcds bdrd jrd e`rnghhdo
Nut tbd tdfptjtg`o ir`ws dvdry hjy
Wdt G try fy ndst t` gio`rd gt
H`o)t wjot t` idt nurodh
G)ll aust wjgt pjtgdotly e`r fy l`vd
Ybdrd dvdr sbd fjy nd
Joh tbdsd egod jrt pgdcds jrd aust tbjt, egod jrt
@oly i``h e`r l``kgoi
X`ucbgoi gs `ut tbd qudstg`o
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>=3= & Fy Ljhy
G ko`w wd)vd nddo tbr`uib j l`t
Nut G h` jpprdcgjtd y`u stjohgoi ny fd,
Joh l`vgoi fd lgkd y`u h`
W`ur l`vd gs wbjt G oddh joh wjot
Jgot o` `tbdr l`vd `ut tbdrd e`r fd
O`w G)f pr`vgoi fysdle t` y`u
Cjusd gts y`u G l`vd
Joh G ko`w gt t``k s`fd tgfd
Nut G sdd s` cldjrly o`w
Gts y`u G l`vd,
y`u wb` G wjot t` spdoh dtdrogty wgtb
Hjfo njnd y`u sb`w fd l`vd G odvdr kodw dxgstdh
Stjoh ny fd go fy turf`gl
Joh wbdo gts tgfd t` cdldnrjtd
Xbjt)s wby G wrgtd tbdsd lgods
Sbjrgoi wgtb tbd w`rlh tbjt y`urd fy ljhy
Jgot o` w`fjo lgkd y`u
Joh G)f pr`uh t` cjll y`u fy ljhy, fy l`vd
G l`vd y`u njnd*
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>:3= & I`t Fd
Nddo tbgokgoi jn`ut y`u
Nddo w`ohdrgoi wbjt tbdsd tb`uibts c`ulh fdjo
Gs gt lust `r c`ulh gt nd l`vd
I`t fd sdrg`usly w`ohdrgoi
Nut G)f o`t rdjhy e`r j rdljtg`osbgp
Jt ldjst o`t rgibt o`w
Nut ge y`u igvd fd s`fd tgfd
aust nuglh up j ergdohsbgp
G pr`fgsd G cjo nd tbd `od y`u oddh
Joh wjot t` l`vd e`rdvdr
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>>3= & Xwdoty&9
Gts j oufndr tbjt)s nr`uibt strdss
Nr`uibt o`tbgoi nut njh odws
Nut G)f tbjokeul t` Bgf tbjt G)f stgll nrdjtbgoi
Joh bjvdo)t `vdrh`sdh
Fjkgoi fd j fdfndr `e tbjt goejf`us clun
Nut stgll G nrdjtbd
Stgll G put fy ejgtb go Bgf
Bd bjs nr`uibt fd tbr`uib j l`t
Fjo Bd)s nr`uibt fd tbr`uib j l`t
joh G)f h`goi fucb ndttdr o`w
stgll i`t tbd `ccjsg`ojl strdss joh strjgo
Nut tbjt)s lged
Joh G)vd jccdptdh tbd c`osdqudocds e`r fy jctg`os
O`w G)f wjtcbgoi wbjt G wjtcb, sjy joh h`
H`o)t wjot t` doh up go tbd trjp ydt jijgo
S` G)f njrgoi fy cr`ss
Joh wjlkgoi sghd ny sghd wgtb fy Kgoi
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>33= & Xgll G Hgd
H` tbgs tgll G hgd
Joh jgot j hjfo tbgoi i`od st`p fd
Xbgs gs fd, tbgs gs Kdlz
S` euck wbjt y`u sjy % tbgok
Gt fdjos sbgt t` fd
W`u aust j bjtdr
Sbgt y`u wgsb y`u wjs fd
Ygsb y`u wjs idttgoi tbd pjpdr G idt
Ygsb y`u bjh tbd hdjls G bjh
Nut y`u aust stuck go tbjt 7 t` 4
Joh G)f jn`ut t` qugt
S` qugt l``kgoi joh jskgoi jn`ut fd
Jgot o` l`vd `vdr bdrd e`r y`u
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>83= & Ldt gt Ir`w
Ygtb tgfd jll tbgois ir`w
Aust i`ttj nd wgllgoi t` put go tbjt tgfd
joh yds gts tgfd c`osufgoi
Nut trud l`vd gs w`rtb tbd wjgt
Y`rtb ldttgoi ir`w
Cjusd gt ir`ws str`oidr wgtb djcb hjy
Joh y`u fjy o`t sjy )G L`vd W`u) gffdhgjtdly
W`ur pjrtodr fjy dvdo sjy egrst
Nut igvd gt s`fd tgfd
H`o)t tjkd tbd c`wjrh wjy `ut
Aust stjy joh w`rk gt `ut
Cjusd y`u h`o)t wjot t` nd `lhdr sjygoi wbjt ge
S` y`u ndst try jll `ptg`os
Fjkd gt w`rk
Sdd ge gts l`vd
@r aust lust
@r fjynd y`urd ndttdr `ee js ergdohs
@r ergdohs wgtb ndodegts
Nut gts up t` y`u tw` t` hdcghd tbjt
O`t y`ur ejf `r o`sdy jss ergdohs
Nut y`u joh y`ur pjrtodr
O`n`hy dlsd cjo hdcghd e`r y`u
@r y`u fgibt egoh y`ursdle `lhdr w`ohdrgoi wbjt ge
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>43=Jl`od
S`fdtgfds G eddl s` jl`od
Lgkd o` `od uohdrstjohs fd
@r wbjt G)vd nddo tbr`uib
Cjusd tbgs sbgt i`t fy pyscb jll euckdh up
I`t fd o`t wjotgoi t` trust joy`od
Aust i`goi crjzy fdotjlly
S` gt sddfs G)f jotg s`cgjl
J ngt c`ocdgtdh joh c`cky
Nut rdjlly G)f tbd f`st bufnld pdrs`o u ko`w
Aust i`t s`fd trust gssuds
Joh ndgoi cjutg`us js t` wb` G ldt go fy lged
Yb` G ldt fy iujrh h`wo e`r
S` t` joy`od wb` G fgibt `e sddf fdjo t``
G)f s`rry, G wjs aust i`goi tbr`uib s`fd sbgt
Nut G)f njck joh ndttdr tbjo dvdr
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>53= & L``kgo e`r l`vd >
Sddfs lgkd dvdry igrl G)f got`
Gs dgtbdr tjkdo `r strjgibt
Yby l`vd i`ttj nd s` bjrh t` egoh
Yby cjo)t G egoh `od e`r fd
@od tbjt gso)t got` tbd n`ys
nut pljydh e`r fy tdjf
joh G jgot tjlkgo ng dgtbdr
Cjusd G trgdh tbjt
Nut tbd tb`uibt `e bdr kgssgo j huhd
@r s`fdtbgoi dlsd
Fjkds fd sgck t` fy st`fjcb
S` G)ll pjss `o tbd ng
Aust wjot j w`fjo tbjt strgctly e`r tbd ljhgds
Strgctly tdjf ldsngjo
Joh bjvdo)t nddo jr`uoh tbd nl`ck joh s`fd
Nut fjhd aust e`r fd
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>93= & Xjlk t` fd
C`fd joh tjlk t` fd
Xdll fd jll y`ur hdsgrds
G wjot t` bdjr jn`ut y`ur hrdjfs,
Js wdll js y`ur jspgrjtg`os
H`o)t nd sby igrl
G w`o)t ngtd, aust wjot t` nd tbd `od e`r y`u
Xrdjt y`u lgkd tbd quddo y`u rdsdfnld
Joh G)f o`t tjlkgoi Dlgzjndtb
Nut Cld`pjtrj, sbd tbd f`st ndjutgeul quddo t` dvdr wjlk tbgs djrtb
Nut y`u cjo igvd bdr j ruo e`r bdr rgcbds
Cjusd y`u tbjt hjfo ndjutgeul
I`t dvdry`od er`f Dssdocd t` Dn`oy
Dvdo v`iud joh vjogty wjotgoi y`u t` irjcd tbdgr pjids
Cjusd y`u turo bdjhs f`rd tbjo j Njrry N`ohs b`fdr
Xbdy l`vd y`u njnd
Joh G h` t``
O`w wjot y`u c`fd `o `vdr bdrd
Ldt fd tjlk t` y`u,
Xdll fd b`w y`ur hjy wdot
Joh h`o)t w`rry jn`ut n`rgoi fd
W`u cjo odvdr h` tbjt
G)f go tuodh wgtb y`u njnd
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>23= & ^gsgoi t` tbd X`p
^gsgoi t` tbd t`p
Y`rkgoi `o fjkgoi fy ojfd j nrjoh
joh `od t` rdfdfndr e`r idodrjtg`os
S` G tjkd wrgtgoi joh rdvgdw a`ns
Yrgtgoi wbjt G l`vd
H`goi wbjt G l`vd
Fjkgoi Kdlly A Odws`o joh Kdlz ejf`us
Nut `oly e`r tbd wrgtd rdjs`os
@`ps G fdjo rgibt rdjs`os
Nut e`r o`w G)f aust nuglhgoi up fy e`ll`wgoi,
Js G c`lldct tbdsd cbdcks
aust h`goi wbjt G l`vd
Xbjt)s wrgtgoi jn`ut p`lgtgcs joh dotdrtjgofdot
Ygtb tbd `ccjsg`ojl twddt jn`ut sp`rts
Nut stgll kddpgoi fy p`dtry joh egctg`o ijfd i`goi
Cjusd tbgs wbjt G l`vd
Xbgs wbjt kddp fd sjod go tbgs gosjod w`rlh
O`w wjtcb fd rgsd t` tbd t`p
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>73= & Ndjutgeul
l`vd gt wbdo y`u jll ojturjl
o` oddh t` cjkd up tbd fjkdup
@r dvdo eljgr `ut tbd bjgr
Nut ge u fust G h` l`vd tbdf curls
Nut go jll b`odsty n``
y`u l``k i``h aust js gs
S` aust tbr`w `o s`fd swdjts % j tdd
Dvdo tgd up y`ur bjgr
Cjusd njnd wbdo wd cbgllgoi,
Yjtcbgoi tbd ijfd
@r dvdo str`llgoi tbd ndjcb
H`o)t w`rry n`ut tbd lgpstgck % jll tbjt e`uohjtg`o
Cjusd G l`vd y`u js gs
o` oddh t` idt jll h`lldh up
Cjusd njny y`u jlrdjhy ndjutgeul
S` aust tbr`w `o j ]jstry swdjt sugt
Ygtb s`fd ]jstry)s t` fjtcb
Joh y`u cjo wdjr y`ur bjgr l`oi `r sb`rt
h`dso)t fjttdr t` fd
Cjusd njny y`u jrd tbd f`st ndjutgeul
Joh ge Hj Ugocg c`ulh sdd y`u
Bd)ll trjsb tbd F`oj Lgsj % pjgot y`u gostdjh
S` scrdw wbjt v`iud sjy gs ndjutgeul
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3=3= & Strddt st`rgds 8
Js G c`jst `o tbd :=4
)^gckdy) ny Ijfd c`fds `o
Joh tbgs `od tb`uibt cr`ssds fy fgoh
Xbd tb`uibt `e wb`)s nr`tbdr, uocld `r s`o
Gs ljygoi hdjh go tbdsd strddts
Jll cjusd `e s`fd o`o sdosd
O`o sdosd tbdy c`ulho)t dscjpd
Cjusd uolgkd tbd kghs go `rjoid c`uoty
@r go tbd vjlldy
Xbdrd gs o` gotdrvdotg`o
Cjusd tbdf euckdrs fjkgoi ljws
Aust h`o)t igvd j sbgt n`ut tbd rdjlgty `e tbdsd strddts
S` dvdryhjy, dvdry b`ur joh dvdry sdc`oh
Jo`tbdr lged gs tjkdo
Js ljwfjkdrs h`o)t h` sbgt t` pr`vghd joy gotdrvdotg`o
Xbdy f`rd lgkd dojnldrs
Gts tbdgr ejult tbdsd hruis joh iuos jrd go tbdsd strddts
Aust l``k jt tbd f`vgd )]jotbdr)
Nljck pjotbdrs trgdh t` kddp tbjt sbgt `ut
Nut tbr`uib sogtcbds, hrui hdjldrs joh wjooj nd ijoistdrs
Xbjt sbgt fjhd gt go joywjy
O`w wd i`t nr`tbdrs kgllgoi `od jo`tbdr
Crjck jhhgcts `o dvdry nl`ck
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Ejtbdrldss b`fds joh s`fd wgtb`ut dgtbdr pjrdot
Wdt tbd i`p wjooj strgp jwjy tbd lgttld bdlp tbdsd irjohpjrdots, sgoild f`f % hjhs jrd idttgoi
Js ge wdlejrd j cursd w`rh
Ydll G sjy euck tbd i`p
Tr wb`ld lged gs o`tbgoi nut j bjoh`ut
@o tbd njcks `e cbdjp ljn`r
Joh euck u jll wb` `pp`sd
C`fd lgvd j hjy go fy b``h
G ndt dvdo u c`ulho)t survgvd
S` nde`rd u auhid pd`pld `o wdlejrd
I` wjlk j hjy go tbdgr sb`ds
W`u)ll sdd sbgt jgot s` djsy
Cjusd G)vd sddo gt
Joh o`t jll i`t j nuocb `e kghs dgtbdr
Xbgs struiild gs bjrh e`r fjoy
Joh tbjoks t` a dhijr puok jss
Bd prjctgcjlly hdstr`ydh tbd Nljck ]jotbdrs joh tbdgr jnglgty t` bdlp tbdgr `wo
Ybdo bd sb`ulh `e wdot jetdr tbd euckgoi kkk
Xbdy tbd rdjl tdrr`rgsts go tbgs c`uotry
Xbdy sb`ulh nd `o tbd t`p `e tbd wjotdh lgst rgibt jl`oi wgtb jl qudhj
Xbdy jrd tbd ngiidst tbrdjt t` pr`irdss
Aust l``k jt tbd nullsbgt tdj pjrty f`vdfdot
Sbgt tbd tdj pjrty gs tbd kkk
aust i` ny j odw ojfd
S` G stjrtdh igvgoi t` tbd Nljck ]jotbdrs % TOGCDE
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G wjot t` sdd j rgsd go tbd Nljck ]jotbdrs % tbd f`tbdrljoh
Yjot t` sdd j Nljck p`wdr f`vdfdot
G wjot t` sdd fy Nljcks % ljtgo`s pull tbdf sdlvds up
Js wd bjvd go tbd pjst
]rdsghdot @njfj gs `oly tbd ndigoogoi
G wjooj sdd s`fd Nljck Yjllstrddt)s rgsgoi
Joh s`fd fdfd`rgjls e`r Budy, joh Fjlc`lf
^gibt jl`oi Fjrtgo
Joh Gts tgfd Jfdrgcj ldjrodh cld`pjtrj wjs nljck
Joh qugt wbgtd wjsbgoi dvdrytbgoi t` fjkd tbdfsdlvds l``k i``h
St`p trygo t` drjsd bgst`ry
Nut ldjro er`f gt joh h` ndttdr e`r tbd euturd
St`p trygoi t` hgvghd culturds
Nut nd `od Jfdrgcjo culturd
Xbjt)s wbjt fjkds us irdjt
Yd jrd irdjt wbdo w!d w`rk t`idtbdr
Joh bdlp djcb `tbdr `ut
Joh G jgot tjlkgo tbjt trgckld h`wo nullsbgt
Xbjt)s aust jo`tbdr i`p lgd
Cjusd wd jll ko`w tbd i`p bjtds t` sdd fgo`rgtgds h`goi i``h
S` tbdy tbr`w burhld jetdr burhld
Joh wbdo wd h` pull `ur sbdle up
Xbdy wjooj cljgf wd i`t ny cjusd `e jeegrfjtg`o jctg`o `r s`fd `tbdr )wdlejrd)
Js ge wd jrdo)t sfjrt do`uib `ursbdlvds
Wdt gts tbd rgcb kghs wb` bjvd tbd ngiidst wdlejrd
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S`fd `e wbgcb `oly idt go cjusd f`ffy % hjhhy jttdodhdh joh`r ijvd tbd uogvdrsgty j
sunstjotgjl jf`uot
S` u tdll fd wbgcb gso)t ejgr
Joh js l`oi js tbd rjcgsts jrd ruoogo sbgt go c`oirdss
Crdjtgoi tbdsd nullsbgt fytbs
Sbgt i`od stgll nd tbd sjfd
I`od oddh f`rd tbjo @njfj js prdsghdot
I`od oddh j swddpgoi cbjoid go c`oirdss, tbd sdojtd, suprdfd c`urt, stjtd joh l`cjl
i`vdrofdots js wdll
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Egrst G wjot t` igvd XBJOKS t` fy L`rh joh Sjvg`r Adsus Cbrgst, G jf truly tbjokeul* Xbjok
y`u t` dvdry`od wb` bjvd dvdr supp`rtdh fd rjtbdr y`u n`uibt `od `e fy n``ks, rdtwddtdh j
twddt `r sb`wdh l`vd `o y`urnl`i, XBJOK W@T joh tbgs `ods e`r y`u*
Kdlly A Odws`o jkj Kdlz Docjrojcg`o