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I'm standin' at_ _ the door_-w _ ay_ my head_ down i _ n_ my hands_ _
Not knowin'_ w _ here to sit_ _ not knowin'_ w _ here I stand__ _
My father looms_ _ a- bove_ m _ e_ for him_ there is_ _ no rest_ _
My mother's arms_ _ en- fold m _ e and hold me t _ o her breast__ _
"They say_ you've b _ een out_ wan_-derin'_ _ they say_ you've t _ raveled_ far_ _
Sit down__ _ young stran_-g _ er_ and tell us_ w _ ho_ you are"__ _
The room_ has all_ _ gone mis_-ty_ _ my thoughts_ are all_ _ in spin_ _
"Sit down__ _ young stran_-g _ er_ and tell us_ w _ here_ you been"__ _
"Well I've been up_ t _ o_ the moun_ -t _ ain_ I've walked down b _ y_ the sea_ _
I never ques_ _ -tioned no_ o _ ne_ and no one_ q _ uestioned me__ _
My love was_ g _ iven_ free_-l _ y_ and oft-times w _ as re- turned_ _
I never came_ _ to bor_-r _ ow I_ only c _ ame_ to learn__ _
Some times it d _ id get_ lone_-l _ y but it taught me h _ ow_ to cry_ _
And laughter came_ _ too ea_-s _ y_ for life_ to p _ ass_ me by__ _
I never_ h _ ad_ a dol_-l _ ar_ that I didn't_ e _ arn_ with pride_ _
'Cause I had_ a mil_ _ -lion day_-d _ reams to keep me s _ atis fied"__ _
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"And will_ you g _ a_-ther day_-d _ reams_ or will_ you g _ a_-ther wealth?_ _
How can_ you f _ ind_ your for_-t _ une_ when you cannot_ f _ ind_ your- self?"__ _
My mother's_ e _ yes grow mis_-t _ y_ there's a trem_-blin'_ _ _ in_ her hand_ _
"Sit down__ _ young stran_-g _ er I_ do not_ u _ n-der- stand__ _
And will_ you t _ ry and_ tell_ u _ s_ that you've been too_ l _ ong at school?_ _
That knowledge_ i _ s not_ nee_-d _ ed_ that power d _ oes not_ rule?__ _
That war_ is n _ ot_ the ans_ -w _ er_ that young men_ s _ hould not_ die?_ _
Sit down__ _ young stran_-g _ er I_ wait_ for y _ our_ re- ply"__ _
"The answer is_ _ not ea_-s _ y_ for souls_ are n _ ot_ re born_ _
To wear_ the c _ rown_ of peace_ y _ ou must_ wear_ the C _ rown_ of Thorns__ _
If Jesus h _ ad_ a rea_-s _ on_ I'm sure_ he w _ ould not_ tell_ _
They treated him_ _ so bad_-l _ y how_ could he_ w _ ish_ them well?"__ _
The parlor n _ ow_ is emp_-t _ y_ there's nothin'_ l _ eft_ to say_ _
My fa_-ther h _ as_ de- par_-t _ ed_ my mother's_ g _ one_ to pray__ _
There's rockets i _ n_ the mea_-d _ ows_ and ships out o _ n the sea_ _
The ans_-wer's i _ n_ the fo_-r _ est_ carved_ u-p _ on_ a tree:__ _
" John__ _ loves Ma_-ry" _ does anyone_ _ love me?__ _