Misc Originals – Alex Wang - Shine Shine Shine For Blaise (Guitar)

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Welcome, Blaise, to this wild old world

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Blue-eyed boy with fists all curled

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Your tiny hands already changed my soul

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I’ve known your dad since we were boys

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Raised on dreams and raised some noise

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But nothing like the love you now hold

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We stood our watch with drunkedn heads

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Prayed the senior chiefs just stayed in bed

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And laughed ‘til morning made us pay

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But through the blur, I always knew

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He’d be the kind to follow through

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And give his all for you every day

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So shine on, Blaise

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Like the stars at night

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Let this whole damn world

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Know your heart burns bright

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Yeah, shine on, boy

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Live and love with might

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We all shine, shine, shine—then light

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We once got lost in mountain trees

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No plan, no path, just God and leaves

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West Virginia held our youth like gold

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We carved our names in bark and stone

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And promised one day we’d have homes

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With kids to carry dreams we never told

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We lived like kings on Charleston’s sand

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Barefoot days and love unplanned

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Your mama there with salt winds in her hair

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We drank and danced through firefly nights

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And somehow, boy, it all felt right

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That’s when I knew you weren’t far from there

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We talked of farms and quiet land

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Of little feet and wedding bands

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Of porchlight songs and tire swings

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And now I see those dreams come true

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Wrapped up tight and safe in you

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And it’s the most beautiful of things

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So shine on, Blaise

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Like the stars at night

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Let this whole damn world

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Know your heart burns bright

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Yeah, shine on, boy

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Live and love with might

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We all shine, shine, shine—then light

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Now here I sit in Tennessee

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With your tiny body asleep on me

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And I can’t believe the peace you bring

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So here’s my prayer and lullaby

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May joy and grace fill all your skies

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And know you’re loved in everything

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So shine on, Blaise

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Like your mama’s smile

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Like your daddy’s heart

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That’s run the miles

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Shine wild and kind

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Take your sweet, sweet time

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We all shine, shine, shine—then light

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Yeah we shine, shine, shine…

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Then light.