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Artist: Jellyfish
Canonical path: /jellyfish/the-man-i-used-to-be
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The Man I Used to Be
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The Man I Used to Be
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I hope you remember me
I was your daddy once
Wearing the sailor cap and dirty nails
To you I'm just a picture on your
Mother's mantlepiece
Who chose to fight the good fight in
Time to fail
Into battle
And in your shadow
Your daddy loves you still
Yes I do
I never thought it'd be so hard to
See you grow so fast
And turn into the man I used to be
But I hope you have more sense
Than I in matters such as these
Medals don't mean shit when a
Family is lost at sea
Into battle
And in your shadow
Your daddy loves you still
Yes he does
Yes he does
I save every moment i've reached out
And almost touched you
But they all fade away must be a bad memory
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