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Tom was born in 1942
With eyes of blue
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And the doctors said that his birth was far too fast
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His heart stopped twice
But yet he survived
As he took his first breathe
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His mother took her last
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And his father knew that he wasn?t to blame
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But he never quite looked at Tom the same after that
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And he rarely spoke about her
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But when he did
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He said your mother used to say this
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When the skies are looking bad my dear
And your heart has lost all it?s hope
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After dawn there will be sunshine
And all the dust will go
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Skies will clear my darling
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I?ll wake up with the one I love the most
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And in the morning, I?ll make you up
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some tea and toast
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When we met through a friend
Who introduced them
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The first thing Tom said was would you like to dance?
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They moved with each other and when the music got slower
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He said don?t let go of my hand
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He said It?s only polite if I ask you tonight
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Would it be alright, if I could walk you home?
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That night he told her of his birth
And said when it hurt
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He thought about what his mother said about tea and toast
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Two quick years went by
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They were side by side
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And without a plan, they conceived a little child
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He said women I love you and this you know
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But I only have enough for our food and clothes
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But I love you and this baby
Until the day that I die
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She said we?ll take care of this little life
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And we?ll fall in love with her baby blue eyes
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And we?ll be alright from some advice that I know
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She said I never got to meet her
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But if I did, I?m sure your mother would have said this
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When the skies are looking bad my dear
And your heart has lost all it?s hope
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After dawn there will be sunshine
And all the dust will go
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Skies will clear my darling
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We'll show this baby all the love we know
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And in the morning, I?ll make you up
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some tea and toast
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Well he took those words and he made them proud
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He worked day after day and hour after hour
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So that they could buy a little house on the outside of town
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The little girl grew up and so did they
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They said that they loved each other everyday
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And forty years later, that brings us to now
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And as they?re walking down the street her grip loosens on his hand
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He puts his arm around her side as she falls to the ground
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He hears her breathing and that's the only sound
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Her body on the floor attracts a worried crowd
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Tears rolls off his face as he says ?don?t let go, now?
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And he?s sitting by her bed in the hospital
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Their daughter walks in with a family of her own
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She says ?dad, I don?t know if she can hear you now
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but there?s one thing mum would want you to know?
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When the skies are looking bad my dear
And your heart has lost all it?s hope
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After dawn there will be sunshine
And all the dust will go
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Skies will clear my darling
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Now it's time for you to let go
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And in the morning, I?ll make you up
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With some tea and toast