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Artist: The Kinleys
Canonical path: /kinleys-the/contradiction
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Contradiction
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Contradiction
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Joel was her only son
Trouble was his way of having fun
With the wrong crowd
He was heading for kingdom come
What should a mother do
She'll have to let go to get through
If she could she'd send him away for his own good
CHORUS:
It's such a contradiction
To love someone enough to walk away
The curse of benediction
Is the pain that just won't go away
La la la la
It's such a contradiction
Penny was just sixteen
Answering someone else's dream
With her child
'Cause they had what she couldn't provide
What should a mother do
She had to let go to get through
If she could she wouldn't do what's for his own good
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