To The Full

from The Breslin Sessions by Gardening Angel

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She was left on her own at just 16
she already saw things you'd never want to see
she'd have run away from home
but there was no home to leave
out on the road in the mud and the cold
the sky opened up and started to pour down
but she just kept walking, singing this song

May the joy that you find in this world
outweigh the pain of getting born
and when those angels call you home may you know
that you lived it to the full

there's times she was out of her mind
poppin' more than vitamins, drinking fortified wine
sometimes you've just got to settle for a little piece of mind
she had a child then she had three more
raised 'em all up, saw 'em all out the door
and as each one left she gave them these words

May the joy that you find in this world
outweigh the pain of getting born
and when those angels call you home may you know
that you lived it to the full

and she tattooed over her scars
learned how to laugh in the dark
and her constant companions were the blues and this old guitar
and sometimes I still hear her voice
when it's dark and there's no better choice
than to pick it back up and start playing that song

may the joy that you bring to this world
outweigh the pain of getting born
and when those angels call you home may you know
that you lived it to the full
you made houses into homes
you never held back your love
and we're still singing your songs

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from The Breslin Sessions, released August 16, 2013

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