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Intro 1
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Wendell Walker was a friend of mine
Verse 1
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We'd stain our teeth in the
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summertime
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And with lips of purple,
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Past the boarded windows into our souls
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And shake our weary bones
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Now this past winter was the cold
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est in years
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It's hard to explain if
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you've never lived here
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But it locks your doors and
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Thinking in circles just to pass the time
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And breaks your weary heart
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Now Wendell Walker was a man of God
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But he didn't care much
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An d when the cold mixed in
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Heard the voice of God and the angels sound
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A message just for him
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Verse 2
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she is the devil's child
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Won't you save her while you can
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Cut down the other man
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Now Wendell Walker was
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a friend of mine
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But he married too young
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Their hearts weren't
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And I found myself with a joyful heart
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As our secret lives began
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in between the hours
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When Wendell Walker drove
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his car to town
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But one day he found a letter
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On the top of her dresser and
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He heard the voice of God say
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My son, my son,
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she is the devil's child
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Won't you save her while you can
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Cut down the other man
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Verse 5
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With the voice of the Lord
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And the note to his wife that
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confirmed his fears
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He sat down on the edge of the bed
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Read the letter again to see
who'd sent it
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But it was signed 'forever
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yours'
He stood up slow like he'd
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just been hit
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Walked into the kitchen
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where his wife was sitting
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He said, my mother called
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on the telephone
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She says she needs some help so
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I'll be back in the morning
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And he grabbed his heavy coat
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My phone rang while
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I was watching the news
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She said the house was ours
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to cure these winter blues
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And Wendell walked in just in time
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To see our secret die and say
Verse 6
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My son, my son I'm
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gonna have to cut you down
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He pointed his rifle to my eyes
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But his hesitating hands
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Were shaking from the cold
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So I pushed his gun away
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Just as he found his strength
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And the bullet kissed her lips
And I cried
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My god, my god
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what have I done?
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And he reloaded his gun
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And he put it in his mouth
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And I stood in the room that I'd
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created
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