Matthew West – 18 Summers (Guitar)

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One, we didn't sleep at all

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Two, was footsteps down the hall

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Three, you're jumping to me in the pool

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Four was princess dressing up

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Five was tea in plastic cups

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Six, you got your backpack off to school

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Can't believe how fast it flies

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They always say don't blink, now I know why

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18 summers gone like that

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18 years you don't get back

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18 trips around the sun, don't it make you wonder

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Why holding time's like holding sand

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Always slipping through my hands

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What I'd give to hold you for another

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18 summers

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Oooh 18 Summers

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Seven was the Disney trip

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Eight was singing Taylor Swift

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Nine was bedtime prayers and saying "Jesus I believe"

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Ten, eleven, like a weed you grew

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Twelve, thirteen, well, middle school

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Fourteen, high school's coming and you're way too cool for me

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Can't believe how fast it flies

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18 summers gone like that

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18 years you don't get back

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18 trips around the sun, don't it make you wonder

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Why holding time's like holding sand

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Always slipping through my hands

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What I'd give to hold you for another

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18 summers

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Fifteen, first boy broke your heart

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Sixteen, driving daddy's car

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Seventeen, you're wild and free, and I'm waiting up for you

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Then there you stood, cap and gown

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And I'm smiling as I think about

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How every one before's what led us to

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Dorm room number 205

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A grown man trying not to cry

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Can't wait to see all you're gonna do

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Your mom and me and two aching hearts

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Driving home in an empty car

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Thanking God for the gift of raising you

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For 18 summers

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18 Summers