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When They Go

© Rob Roper  April, 2006

Guess I wasn't too surprised

When I heard the news

But at night I can't sleep

Days I feel so confused                   

            All my friends tell me

            "Man, you ain't been the same"

            I tell them, "I know"

            "It's just hard to explain"

When we were kids there were 3

Now there's just two

No one can understand

What we all went through

            Like being in a war

            Stuck in a foxhole

            And we carry the shrapnel

            That the X-rays don't show

            Oh... oh...

            Chorus:           When they go

                                    A piece of you goes, too

                                    It's one less person

                                    Who can understand you

No, I wasn't too surprised                            

When I heard the news

'Cause I knew about the pills

And I knew about the booze

            And I knew she was sinking

            Out of control

            She should have got help

            She couldn't face it all alone

            Oh...oh...

            (Chorus)

            (Repeat Chorus)

Guess I wasn't too surprised

When I heard the news

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