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Lament [From Into the Woods]
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Bernadette Peters
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This is the world I meant
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Couldn't you listen?
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Couldn't you stay content?
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Safe behind walls, as I could not
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Now you know what's out there in the world
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No one can prepare you for the world, even I
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How could I, who loved you as you were
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How could I have shielded you from her or them?
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No matter what you say
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Children won't listen
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No matter what you know
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Children refuse to learn
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Guide them along the way
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Still they won't listen
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Children can only grow
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From something you love
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To something you lose
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