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When Will My Life Begin by Mandy Moore

Seven a.m., the usual morning lineup
Start on the chores and sweep 'till the floor's all clean
Polish and wax, do laundry, and mop and shine up
Sweep again, and by (1)________ it's like 7:15
And so I'll read a book
Or maybe two or three
I'll add a few new paintings to my gallery
I'll play guitar and knit
And cook and basically
Just wonder when will my life begin?
Then after lunch it's puzzles and darts and baking
Paper mache, a bit of ballet and chess
Pottery and ventriloquy, (2)____________ making
Then I'll stretch, (3)__________ sketch, take a climb
Sew a dress!
And I'll reread the books
If I (4)________ time to spare
I'll paint the walls some more
I'm sure there's (5)________ somewhere
And (6)________ I'll (7)__________ and brush
And brush and brush my hair
Stuck in the same place I've always been
And I'll keep wanderin' and wanderin'
And wanderin' and wonderin'
When will my life begin?
And tomorrow night
The (8)____________ will appear
Just (9)________ (10)________ do on my birthday each year
What is it like
Out there where they glow?
Now that I'm older
Mother might just
Let me go
Answers:
(1) then(2) candle(3) maybe(4) have(5) room(6) then(7) brush(8) lights(9) like(10) they