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The children have grown, they've gone beyond and over the hill
<br>No one thinks they're coming back, but I know they will.
<br>Thirty-eight years, they've been away now,
<br>When they come home they'll have looks to kill.
<br>But knowledge to save the next generation from fallin' in the well.
<br>They'll stay afloat with love and patience, laughter and hope
<br>And music to dance with- hell, you can dance all you want to.
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<br>‘Cause I'm not young, I'll never be old.
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<br>A hundred beads put on her string for each year she's been living, yea.
<br>It's asleep in her hand, along with her wedding ring and her will.
<br>She throws it behind her, and strips down ‘til there's nothing left
<br>But the freckled skin she was born in,
<br>She takes off running, to come sing with me
<br>On the other side of the hill.
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<br>‘Cause I'm not young, I'll never be old.
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<br>(Musical interlude)
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<br>The children have grown, they've gone beyond and over the hill
<br>No one thinks they're coming back, but I know they will.
<br>Thirty-eight years, they've been away now,
<br>When they come home they'll have looks to kill.
<br>But knowledge to save the next generation from fallin' in the well.
<br>They'll stay afloat with love and patience, laughter and hope
<br>And music to dance to- hell, you can dance all you want to.
<br>
<br>‘Cause I'm not young, I'll never be old
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<br>(Thanks to Victoria for these lyrics)<br>