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Artist: John Vanderslice
Canonical path: /john-vanderslice/my-family-tree
Related lyric paths: 6
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My Family Tree
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My Family Tree
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dad, I watched you fall
and split your head on the dock
I couldn't bear to see
a lion so meek
in the francis jay memorial wing
so I never came
my family tree is me
angela, sister near, once
stripper severe
your husband donnie
is pure fear
so I stay clear
my family tree is me
mother dear
your eyes are lost
gunpowder shot
gun tossed, there's nothing left to brood
I lost you too
my family tree is me
now I'm set free
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