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When Will My Life Begin by Mandy Moore

Seven a.m., the usual (1)______________ lineup
Start on the (2)____________ and (3)__________ 'till the floor's all clean
Polish and wax, do laundry, and mop and (4)__________ up
Sweep again, and by then it's (5)________ 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 (6)________ guitar and knit
And cook and basically
Just (7)____________ (8)________ will my life begin?
Then (9)__________ lunch it's puzzles and darts and baking
Paper mache, a bit of (10)____________ and chess
Pottery and ventriloquy, (11)____________ making
Then I'll stretch, (12)__________ sketch, (13)________ a climb
Sew a dress!
And I'll (14)____________ the books
If I have time to spare
I'll paint the walls (15)________ more
I'm sure there's room somewhere
And then I'll (16)__________ and brush
And (17)__________ and (18)__________ my hair
Stuck in the same place I've (19)____________ been
And I'll keep wanderin' and wanderin'
And wanderin' and wonderin'
When will my life begin?
And tomorrow night
The (20)____________ will appear
Just (21)________ they do on my birthday each year
What is it like
Out (22)__________ (23)__________ (24)________ glow?
Now that I'm older
Mother might just
Let me go
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