Dear Theodosia – Hamilton

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Dear Theodosia, what to say to you?

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You have my eyes

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You have your mother's name

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When you came into the world

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You cried, and it broke my heart

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I'm dedicating every day to you

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Domestic life was never quite my style

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When you smile you knock me out

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I fall apart...

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And I thought I was so smart

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You will come of age with our young nation

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We'll bleed and fight for you

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We'll make it right for you...

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If we lay a strong enough foundation

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We'll pass it on to you

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We'll give the world to you

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And you'll blow us all away

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Someday, someday

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Yeah, you'll blow us all away

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Someday, someday...

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Oh Philip, when you smile

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I am undone

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My son, look at my son!

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Pride is not the word I'm looking for

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There is so much more inside me now

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Oh Philip, you outshine the morning sun

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My son, when you smile I fall apart

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And I thought I was so smart

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My father wasn't around

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(My father wasn't around)

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I swear that I'll be around for you

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I'll do whatever it takes

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I'll  make  a  million  mistakes

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I'll make the world

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Safe and sound for you

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Will come of age

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With our young nation

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We'll bleed and fight for you

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We'll make it right for you

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If we lay a strong enough foundation

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We'll pass it on to you

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We'll give the world to you

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And you'll blow us all away

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Someday, someday

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Yeah, you'll blow us all away

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Someday, someday...