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There By Your Side

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I wanted to go there
I wanted to see
I wanted to open
I wanted to be
I wanted to listen
I wanted to sound
I wanted to miss him
I want to be found
I wanted to be there
I wanted to find
I wanted to be fair
I wanted to go there by your side

I know that you loved him
I know that you tried
I know that you whispered
I know that you cried
I know that you've gone now
and I know it's alright
But it won't be long now
'til we're back in time

I wanted to be there
I wanted to find
I wanted to be fair
I wanted to go there by your side
I wanted to be there
I wanted to find
I wanted to tell you
I wanted to tell you
Goodbye.

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mister Care-too-much On Nov 25, 2012

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by scootteddy

12y ago

for some reason this makes me think it's coming from the perspective of a person who is thinking back to losing a parent when they were a child. idk… weird thought I guess.

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by scootteddy 12y ago

or a child deciding between parents during a divorce

by andrea1169 10y ago

@scootteddy I agree with you.I interpreted this song to be about losing a mom or dad and the regret of not being there when she/he died.

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