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I was a Junior in high school when I turned the TV on. |
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James Huberty went to a restaurant, shot everyone up with a machine gun. |
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It was from my hometown. |
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We talked about it til the sun went down. |
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Then everybody got up and stretched and yawned and then our lives went on. |
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And I just left Safeway, when I walked through my doorway. |
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When a guy took a boat to an island and shot up a bunch of little kids up in Norway. |
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Called a few of my friends round here, but no one much really cared. |
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But I did, because I've got a lot of friends there. |
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I just arrived in Seoul, by way of Beijing. |
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I had an hour to myself in my hotel when I turned on the TV. |
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It was quite a thriller, CNN was promoting the Batman killer. |
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His eyes were glazed like he was from Mars. |
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Yesterday he was no one, today he was a star. |
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I was down in New Orleans, at the Hotel Monteleone. |
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Enjoying some time all to myself when I turned the TV on. |
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There were shootings in a Portland mall. |
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It was everyday America and that's all. |
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It was just another one walked down Royal Street, the rest of the world was out having fun. |
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December fourteenth, another killing went down. 12 |
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I got a letter from a fan he said Mark say a prayer for Newtown. |
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I ain't one to pray, but I'm one to sing and play for women and children and moms and dads and brothers and sisters and uncles and aunts. |
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December twenty-fifth, and I was just laying down. |
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I picked up a pen, I wrote a letter to the guy in Newtown. |
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I said I'm sorry about the killings, and the teachers who lost their lives. |
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I felt it coming on, I felt it in my bones and I don't know why. |
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So when Christmas comes and you're out running around. |
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Take a moment to pause and think of the kids who died in Newtown. |
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They went so young, who gave their lives. |
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To make us stop and think and try to get it right. |
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Were so young, a cloud so dark over them. |
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And they left home, gave their mom and dad a kiss and a hug. |
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So when your birthday comes and you're feeling pretty good, |
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baking cakes and opening gifts and stuffing your mouth with food. |
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Check it off for the children who lost their lives. |
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Think of their families and how they mourn and cry. |
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When you're gonna get married and you're out shopping around, |
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take a moment to think about the families that lost so much in Newtown. |
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