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Joan Baez
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(Words and Music by Joan Baez)
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My name is Chaffey, I'm from Marriott, you. S. A.
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I'm a high school graduate and I'm looking for a way
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To chase my future down and lay it at my feet
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So I can answer all the questions of my old friends on the street
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I lie awake at night and I think about the years
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The petty victories and all the hidden tears
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And about the girl I love who had to set me free
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She said she'd never marry anyone ambitionless as me
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The Marriott Daily is delivered to my door
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It brings the outside in and I've seen it all before
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Though all my golden dreams and all my brazen schemes
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May scatter like a rainbow on an open sea
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Oh no, you won't find me staring down an M16
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You took my brother from the Marriott High School all-star team
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You took my brother from Marriott and from me
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My dad's made window shades for twenty-seven years
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He's had his share of laughter and an equal share of tears
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And I still live in the second room of my parent's hall
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My brother watches me from the stationary frame upon the wall
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Mom tends the garden and occasionally perms her hair
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She's not political, she sticks to her own affairs
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But they voted the cowboy in and they think he's doing fine
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He's created some very new and interesting, innovative lies
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And the Marriott Daily is delivered to my door
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It brings the outside in and I've seen it all before
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Though all my golden dreams and all my brazen schemes
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May scatter like a rainbow on the open sea
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Oh no, you won't find me staring down an M16
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You took my brother from the Marriott High School all-star team
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You took my brother from Marriott and from me
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We celebrated when they came home from Iran
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We tied a bunch of yellow ribbons on the van
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Drove into Marriott, went into church and prayed
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But secretly I asked the Lord if this is how heroes are made
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Speaking of heroes, a word about my dad
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Son of mine, take your time 'cause now you're all we have
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And if you refuse to go, I'll support you all the way
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And that will surely be a first for the folks in Marriott, you. S. A.
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And the Marriott Daily is delivered to my door
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It brings the outside in and I've seen it all before
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Though all my golden dreams and all my brazen schemes
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May scatter like a rainbow on an open sea
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Oh no, you won't find me staring down an M16
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You took my brother from the Marriott High School all-star team
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You took my brother from Marriott and from me
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© 1982 Gabriel Earl Music (Ascap)
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