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| She | left St. John's one | day in May dressed | in her Sunday | best |
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| A | kind man sat be | side her and she | cried her way out west |
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| She | moved in with her | cousin found a | job down in the | mall |
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| Her | friends at home were | jealous said we'll | see you in the fall |
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| But | you know that she | wants to try |
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| Never lets you | see her cry |
| D | A | |
| You know that she | wants to try |
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| But | she's got | seagulls | in her eyes |
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| The | people here seem | really nice but the | winter's way too | long |
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| Her | new friends don't | understand they just | tell her to be strong |
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| She | made some decent | money yeah but | nothing comes for | free |
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| The | busy streets just | don't compete with the | sky, the rocks, and sea |
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| Her | parents came at | Eastertime they | wanted her to | stay |
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| But she | went and got a | panel van, | moved home on her birthday |
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| The | girls in town all | said she couldn't | make it on her | own |
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| Now the | sky's a little | smaller and it | doesn't feel like home |
| CHORUS (x2) |
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