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I used to live in a darkened room
Had a face of stone and a heart of gloom
Lost my hope, i was so far gone
Crying all my tears with the curtains drawn
I didn't know until my soul broke free
I've got these angels watching over me

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Oh watch me go
I'm the happy girl, everybody knows
That the sweetest thing that you've ever seen
In the whole wide world is a happy girl

I used to hide in a party crowd
Bottled up inside, feeling so left out
Standing in the corner wearing concrete shoes
With my frozen smile and my lighted fuse

Now every time i start to feel like that
I roll my heart out like a welcome mat

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Laugh when i feel like it
Cry when i feel like it
That's just how my life is
That's how it goes

Oh watch me go
I'm the happy girl and i've come to know
That the world won't change just 'cause i complain
Let the axis twirl i'm the happy girl
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah i'm the happy girl
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah i'm the happy girl

I went home for christmas
To the house that i grew up in
Going back was something after all these years
I drove down monterey street
And i felt a little sadness
When i turned left laurel and the house appeared
And i snuck up to that rocking chair
Where the winter sunlight slanted on the screened-in porch
And i stared out past the shade tree
That my daddy planted on the day that i was born

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And i let time go by so slow
And i made every moment last
And i thought about years
How they take so long
And they go so fast

Across the street the randol's oldest daughter must have come home
Her two boys built a snowman by the backyard swings
I thought of old man randol
And his christmas decorations
And how he used to leave them up till early spring
And i thought of all the summers
That i paced that porch and swore i'd die of boredom there
And i thought of what i'd give to feel another summer linger
Where a day feels like a year

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Then the door flew open, and my mother's voice was laughing
As she called back to my daddy, "come and look who's here"
And i thought about years

All alone i didn't like the feeling
All alone i sat and cried
All alone i had to find some meaning
In the center of the pain i felt inside

All alone i came into this world
All alone i will someday die
Solid stone is just sand and water, baby
Sand and water, and a million years gone by

I will see you in the light of a thousand suns
I will hear you in the sound of the waves
I will know you when i come, as we all will come
Through the doors beyond the grave

All alone i heal this heart of sorrow
All alone i raise this child
Flesh and bone, he's just
Bursting towards tomorrow
And his laughter fills my world and wears your smile

All alone i came into this world
All alone i will someday die
Solid stone is just sand and water, baby
Sand and water and a million years gone by

Say goodnight not good-bye
You will never leave my heart behind
Like the path of a star
I'll be anywhere you are

In the spark that lies beneath the coals
In the secret place inside your soul
Keep my light in your eyes
Say goodnight not good-bye

Don't you fear when you dream
Waking up is never what it seems
Like a jewel buried deep
Like a promise meant to keep

You are everything you want to be
So just let your heart reach out to me
I'll be right by your side
Say goodnight not good-bye

You are everything you want to be
So just let your heart reach out to me
Keep my light in your eyes
Say goodnight not good-bye

I held you close to me
Once in a distant dream
Far from the shores of my fear
I sailed on this ocean
Where all i imagined could happen
And now you are here

It's so hard to touch what is out of our hands
To know and to trust what the heart understands

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Only the ones who believe
Ever see what they dream
Ever dream what comes true

Life gives us magic
And life brings us tragedy
Everyone suffers some loss
Still we have faith in it
Childlike hope
There's a reason that outweighs the cost

And gravity throws all these rules in our way
And sometimes the spirit refuses to play

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Oh love
Turn me around in your arms
And in this dream we share
Let us not miss one kiss

And add my regrets to the tears in the rain
That's what the color of roses contain

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When i feel this way
Doesn't matter what i say
There are no words good enough
When i feel this way
Wrapped up in your arms, oh baby
My whole world is your love

Let's erase the doors and windows
Paint a silver moon
There is nothing more i'll ever want outside this room...
When i feel this way

When i feel this way
You can find out anything about me
I won't hide
When i feel this way
I know i could never be without you by my side

Let's erase the doors and windows
Slow these moments down
You're the only one i want around
When i feel this way

Let's erase the doors and windows
Let me show you how
You're the one my dreams are all about
When i feel this way