Yellow
Intro:
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You can
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only talk so much about things that are
only talk so much about things that are
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never, ever going to happen.
never, ever going to happen.
My
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brother’s at home with his dog and his cat and his
brother’s at home with his dog and his cat and his
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wife is at a
wife is at a
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friend’s.
friend’s.
You can
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only go on so long about feelings that
only go on so long about feelings that
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never, ever actually touch you.
never, ever actually touch you.
No
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matter how much she told him “I love you,” he
matter how much she told him “I love you,” he
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found it would de
found it would de
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pend
pend
on the
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gifts that he bought
gifts that he bought
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her
her
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,
,
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or how
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badly she was
badly she was
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hurt
hurt
Esus4
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when the
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boss was cruel at
boss was cruel at
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work.
work.
Esus4
E
But he’d just
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say “I love you,” and he’d reach out to
say “I love you,” and he’d reach out to
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her.
her.
He was
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feeling like shit when I came to visit and
feeling like shit when I came to visit and
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walked through the door of his tiny apartment.
walked through the door of his tiny apartment.
We
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went for a walk through the park by the market so
went for a walk through the park by the market so
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we could get some
we could get some
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air.
air.
And I
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told to him all things intended to help him, es
told to him all things intended to help him, es
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pecially that, simply because it was ending,
pecially that, simply because it was ending,
that
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that didn’t mean she was always pretending. Real
that didn’t mean she was always pretending. Real
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happiness was
happiness was
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there.
there.
I could
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see and I could
see and I could
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tell
tell
Esus4
:
:
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it was
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real love that they
real love that they
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felt
felt
Esus4
.
.
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And I’m
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sorry it didn’t end
sorry it didn’t end
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well
well
Esus4
,
,
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but some
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things just don’that’s life, and you shouldn’t blame your
things just don’that’s life, and you shouldn’t blame your
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self.
self.
play one verse and chorus
And
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all of these things, well, I truly believe them. Our
all of these things, well, I truly believe them. Our
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paths and our futures are hidden in mists
paths and our futures are hidden in mists
that are
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stretching out over impossible distances,
stretching out over impossible distances,
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totally obs
totally obs
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cured.
cured.
And I
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really do think that there’s probably more good than
really do think that there’s probably more good than
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anger or selfishness, sickness, or sadness
anger or selfishness, sickness, or sadness
would
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ever completely allow us to have in this
ever completely allow us to have in this
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life, I think I’m
life, I think I’m
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sure.
sure.
But that
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doesn’t mean it’s
doesn’t mean it’s
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bad
bad
Esus4
.
.
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We were
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walking towards our
walking towards our
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dad
dad
Esus4
,
,
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while getting
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out of that school
out of that school
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bus
bus
Esus4
,
,
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and he just
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said “I love you,” and he reached out to
said “I love you,” and he reached out to
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us.
us.
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