Blackboard of my Heart - Hank Thompson
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When I was young and I went to school they taught me how to write
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To take the chalk and make a mark and hope it turns out right
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Well that's the way it is with love and what you did to me
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I wrote it so you'd know that I was yours eternally
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But my tears have washed I love you from the blackboard of my heart
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It's too late to clean the slate and make another start
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I'm satisfied the way things are although we're far apart
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My tears have washed I love you from the blackboard of my heart
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If you'd been true the way you should and not have gone a-stray
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Those tears would not have fallen down and washed the words away
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No need to talk cause if the chalk should write those words again
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It will be for someone else not things that might have been
CWhen I was young and I went to school they taught me how to G7write
To take the chalk and make a mark and hope it turns out Cright
Well that's the way it is with love and C7what you did to Fme
I wrote it so you'd Cknow that I was G7yours eternalCly
But my tears have washed I love you from the blackboard of my G7heart
It's too late to clean the slate and make another Cstart
I'm satisfied the way things are C7although we're far Fapart
My tears have washed I Clove you from the G7blackboard of my Cheart
If you'd been true the way you should and not have gone a-G7stray
Those tears would not have fallen down and washed the words Caway
No need to talk cause if the chalk should C7write those words Fagain
It will be for Csomeone else not G7things that might have Cbeen