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B
well I woke up this morning 
and I made a resolution, 
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I said "never going to sing another sad song again."       
I decided I'd admit it, 
I'm not an intellectual,
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though the words never come easy unless I'm singing them , 
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and the hills that I was born in will never leave me no matter how hard I try.

B
and then my brother was murdered 
while my father was in prison, 
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and the girl that I sometimes loved up and moved away, 
and my body filled up with blackness, and the darkness it wanted to drown me,
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and I heard my father's footsteps catching up to me, 
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and he took me by the shoulders and he said "son, my hands are strong, but I
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hope you have the strength to shake us free, 
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shake us free boy, shake us free my son, you better shake us free."

B
and now I'm lying in the van,
chicago in the springtime,
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and the rain outside was falling sounds just like popcorn,
but before I open my eyes I think I make this resolution, 
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"no I'm never gonna sing another sad song for as long as I live"
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and the light coming through the windows is making everything glow
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and he took me by the shoulders and he said "son my hands are strong, but I 
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hope you have the strength to shake us free, shake us free, shake us free,
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 shake us free my son."
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I made a resolution
I made a resolution
I made a resolution
I made a resolution


Mel.