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Brought Up That Way
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Taylor Swift
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Emily comes home from school,
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Grabs onto her daddy's hand,
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He says "baby girl what's wrong with you?"
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She says "please don't make me go back there again"
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She said "I wish there was some way
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To make them stop it"
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So he drives down to
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That principle's ofice and says
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"I didn't bring her up
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So they could cut her down
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I didn't bring her here
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So they could shut her out
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I live my whole damn life
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To see that little girl's smile
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So why are tears pouring down
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That sweet face?
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She wasn't brought up that way"
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Emily's home late again
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He sees that boy drive away
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Oh, but something different this time,
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She doesn't have too much to say
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She said "he tried but
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There's just some things I won't do"
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And through the tears
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She said "I couldn't do that to you"
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And he said
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"I didn't bring you up so he could wear
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You down
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Take that innocent heart
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And turn it inside out
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I live my whole damn life
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To see my little girl's smile
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So don't let nobody take that away,
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You weren't brought up that way"
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The phone rings on a rainy night
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Says "it's Officer Tate"
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He said "sir, there's been an accident,
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You better come down here right away,
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A drunken driver missed an overpass,
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And Emily, she's fading fast"
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He says "God, I didn't bring her up
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To watch them lay her down
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Nearly killed me the day
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They put her
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Momma in the ground
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Only thing that kept me alive,
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Was that little girl's smile
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So please don't take that away,
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I won't be easy taking her today,
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She wasn't brought up that way"
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He stands over the hospital bed
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Emily opens her eyes
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