"I LEFT MY BODY AND NEVER CAME BACK"
Words and music by Owen Thomas.
©2006 Spin The Dradle Publishing, ASCAP/Warner Chappell Songs, BMI.
Appears on the Universal South album THE CHESS HOTEL.
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V1.
You know, I can't forget what I saw the last:
The bright red dress and the yellow sash.
The cold blew in with the past the day,
I left my body and never came back.

V2.
Was in my tenth grade year when I lost my love.
She told me that she'd had enough.
The cold blew in and it burned the day,
I left my body and never returned.
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CHORUS:
And you watch your baby become a lady.
And you cry, but maybe then,
You'll get a chance again.
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V3.
I brought an open heart and a big bouquet.
The perfect gift for a summer day.
You never know when you'll become a man.
I left that flower and never came back.
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CHORUS.
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FINAL CHORUS:
And you watch your baby become a lady.
And you cry, but maybe,
She'll get a chance to save me.
In the time she kissed me, she became my history.
I would kill to try again.
I'll get a chance again.

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