[Verse 1]
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Ava crowed, her labour went on for days
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Eyes glowed, she sang lullabies to slow the pain
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"Sunshine, my sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey"
[Verse 2]
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When the midwife arrived, she untied all the curtains
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And un-braided the ribbons from Ava′s head
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Made loose every shining black strand, thread by thread
[Verse 3]
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Come waves of redemption free out on the ocean
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Come waves and waves and waves and waves of grief
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Spread out to the horizon, shining from the land
[Verse 4]
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The baby, rose an angel among men
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Eyes glowed like butterflies in the wind
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"I dreamed I held you, alas I was mistaken"
[Solo]
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[Verse 5]
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Grown older, the angel returns to man
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Stockbroker in a faraway and distant land
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"Come back and make me happy, I'll forgive you and take the blame"
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I′ve always loved you, and nothing else could come between
[Verse 6]
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Their story's told with language below words
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A love grown in silence only angels heard
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"Sunshine, my sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey
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You'll never know, dear, how much I love you, you can′t take my sunshine away"
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