The Family
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I was raised up by the Golden Rule,
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In an old house with a patched-up roof.
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We had a hard road but it pulled us close;
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We were family.
Oh that summer, when the crops all died,
Was the first time I saw Daddy cry,
And I heard Mama say,
"What goes on here stays,
In the family."
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Well our clothes weren't new,
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That old car was used,
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But we held our own.
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Oh you just can't buy that sense of pride,
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We grew up on . . .
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In the family.
I remember every Sunday night,
After supper, 'round the firelight.
How peaceful Daddy looked
As he read the Good Book . . .
To the family.
Some folk said we were barely making do,
But we were better off than they ever knew.
We never had much,
But we sure had love . . .
In the family.
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