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G Teacher had you write a letter, you were eight-years-old
About the mCan that you'd become and the positions you'd hold
But thDis was long before you and JCackie Geronimo Ammet in the Prelude Park at mDidnight
Now when it cGame to bells and whistles Jackie did not lack
When she kCissed on the kisser boy you kissed her back
Now you tDell her that you love her and she cCuts you slack when you drAmink with your buddies on the wDeekend.
C And the weeks fly by and the yDears roll on
You spend your whGole life dropping G/Fnickels in the Embucket, waking up at dCawn
While JAmackie bestolled the jB7oys of finger Emlicking C
The clDock upon the wall was tCickin'G
G You got yourself a job cleaning hospital floors
But JCackie had a baby and she had five more
They pDay you just enough to drag your aCss to the store to buy brAmead, milk and Better Homes and GDardens
JGackie flips the pages and she dreams little dreams
A cCottage in the country built with real wood beams
There's a bDaby in the bedroom he's stCarting to scream she Amholds him though he probably won't rDemember
C And the weeks fly by and the yDears roll on
Sometimes drGeams are all you've G/Fgot to keep you gEmoing when the day gets lCong
And you Amgave up so many jB7ust to make a lEmiving C
That clDock upon the wall was tCickin' G
Now the kGids were all grateful when they left the nest
And JCackie wasn't perfect but she did her best
You sDeized the opportunity to gCet you some rest but you cAman't sleep on the count of screaming grDandkids
The gGolden years are meant to leave a gleam in your eye
You're stCarting to discover it's a great big lie
They wDork you like a dog till you qCuit or you die but you cAmant quit 'cause Jackie needs the bDenefits
C And the weeks fly by and the yDears roll on
They say pGatience is a G/Fvirtue but the dEmoctor says she don't have lCong
And you stAmood up and tried your dB7amn just not to lEmisten C
But that clDock upon the wall was tCickin' G
When they tGold you to clear the room that's when it hCit you
You wGatched as a caravan took your sweet heart awDay
The Garguments and fights and money troubles seemed so wCorthless
As the kGids throw yellow rDoses on her grGave
C And the weeks fly by and the yDears roll on
House is quGiet nowG/F everything inEmside seems to know she's gCone
There's a Ampicture of you both sixtB7een-years-old Emkissing
That clDock upon the wall... was tCickin' G
You always thGought you'd had a chance, but it was somewhere hid
Now you cCome to the conclusion that you never dDid C Am
(Have a chance, nDow)
GC
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