Gene Watson – Someones Child (Guitar)

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He stands in the rain begging for change as people pass him by

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And once in a while, he'll get a nod or a smile with nickels and dimes

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But when the sun goes down on his part of town and the cold wind blows

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He'll find his way in the dark to a bench in the park where no one knows

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Someone used to rock him on their knees

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And when he'd cry, they'd sing him lullabies 'til he was fast asleep

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They say he had his daddy's eyes, his mama's smile

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Oh, they loved him so, but that was long ago when he was someone's child

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The word on the street is that he had a degree & a big house in LA

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But when it comes to his past, don't bother to ask 'cause he's got nothing to say

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People frown and put him down, no one seems to care

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That that's one of us down on his luck standing there

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And someone used to rock him on their knees

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And when he'd cry, they'd sing him lullabies 'til he was fast asleep

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They say he had his daddy's eyes, his mama's smile

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Oh, they loved him so, but that was long ago when he was someone's child

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Then, the flashing lights light up the night and the siren screams

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And as he breaths his last, he drops a photograph that no one's ever seen

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They say he had his daddy's eyes, his mama's smile

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Oh, they loved him so, but that was long ago...

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When he was someone's child