Jack & Marie - The Nashville Recordings: https://youtu.be/KG3jTeZVXjY?si=MO5hM3l-vag9AGtu
Intro
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Verse 1
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Jack and Marie had a house on a hill
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Where the breeze would whisper through the pines
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A home for the dreams that they hoped to fulfill
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But time was never on their side
Pre-chorus
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The call came too soon
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And you don't get to choose
Chorus 1
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He said:
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I will return
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I will remember
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There's still a word that stands forever
Verse 2
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He brought home a medal but the damage was done
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It wouldn't be like before
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Marie, she uncovered those wounds one by one
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'Cause Jack brought home the war
Pre-chorus
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We can bury the past
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But we live with the scars
Chorus 2
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She says:
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You will return
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You will remember
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There's still a word that stands forever
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The flowers will fade
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The grass, it will wither
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But there's still a word that stands forever
Instrumental
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[Pre-outro]
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A year to the day since they heard she was ill
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Sweet Marie, she is gone
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He shuffles his way to their house on the hill
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Praying 'Lord, how long?'
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Praying 'Lord, how long?'
Outro
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