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You’ve always been so close Always a call or ride away But now I cannot reach you And I wait for your return. You’ve always been so close Always been within my grasp But now you lay by far off shores And I wait for your return I wait for your return Like a refugee waits on kind shelter I wait for your return Like a drowning man Reaching out his hand And praying for your touch I know it won’t be long, But it’s tearing me apart And I struggle thru every day And night brings helpless tears And I wait for your return.
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Nov 8, 2020
Nov 8, 2020 at 4:44 PM UTC
Refugee
You’ve always been so close Always a call or ride away But now I cannot reach you And I wait for your return. You’ve always been so close Always been within my grasp But now you lay by far off shores And I wait for your return I wait for your return Like a refugee waits on kind shelter I wait for your return Like a drowning man Reaching out his hand And praying for your touch I know it won’t be long, But it’s tearing me apart And I struggle thru every day And night brings helpless tears And I wait for your return.
mark-lacey
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Nov 8, 2020
Nov 8, 2020 at 4:44 PM UTC
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