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I Did It All For You
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Cowboy Junkies
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(I did it all for you)
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She took his dentures from his mouth
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And placed them in her own.
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Took a shovel from the shed
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And then dragged him from their home.
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(I did it all for you.)
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Left a note tacked to the door,
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"Paid in full" is what it said.
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High above I look below
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And watch her slowly go.
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River, like magnesium,
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Burns.
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(I did it all for you)
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He stuck his fingers in their backs
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To count the holes he bore.
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Doused them all in kerosene
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And moved to bolt the door.
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(I did it all for you)
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Called his Dad and said goodbye
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As his lit match hit the floor.
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High above I look below
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And watch them slowly go.
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River, like magnesium,
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Burns.
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(I did it all for you)
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Set his guilt before his rage
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Set it like a wall
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To protect what he once knew as love,
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But which he never knew at all.
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River, like magnesium,
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Burns.
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(I did it all for you)
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(I did it all for you)
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