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The Riddle by Five For Fighting

There was a man back in ninety five
Whose heart ran out of summers but before he died
I (1)__________ him, wait, what's the (2)__________ in life
Come (3)________ me, come over me
He said, son why you got to (4)________ that tune
Catch a Dylan song or some eclipse of the moon
Let an (5)__________ swing and (6)________ you swoon
Then you will see, you will see

Then he said, here's a riddle for you
Find the answer
There's a (7)____________ for the world
You and I

Picked up my kid from school today
Did you (8)__________ (9)________________ 'cause in the (10)__________ today
You can't live in a (11)____________ far away
Now talk to me, (12)________ talk to me
He said, dad I'm big, but we're smaller than small
In the (13)____________ of things, (14)________ we're nothing at all
Still every mother's child sings a (15)____________ song
So play with me, come play with me

And hey dad, here's a (16)____________ for you
Find the answer
There's a reason for the world
You and I
I said, son for all I've told you
When you get right (17)________ to the
Reason for the world who am I

There are secrets (18)________ we
Still have left to find

There (19)________ (20)________ mysteries
From the beginning of time

There are answers
We're not wise enough to see
He said, you (21)______________ for a clue
I love you free

The batter swings and the summer flies
As I look into my angel's eyes
A song plays on while the (22)________ is hiding
Over me, something (23)__________ over me
I (24)__________ we're big and I (25)__________ we're small
If you think about it, man you know we got it all
'Cause we're all we got on this bouncing ball
And I love you free, I love you freely

Here's a riddle for you
Find the answer
There's a reason for the world
You and I

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