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Artist: The Civil Wars
Canonical path: /the-civil-wars/20-years
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20 Years
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20 Years
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There's a note underneath the front door
That I wrote twenty years ago
Yellow paper and a faded picture
And a secret in an envelope
There's no reasons, no excuses
There's no second hand alibis
Just some black ink on some blue lines
And a shadow you won't recognize
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In the meantime I'll be waiting
For twenty years and twenty more
I'll be praying for redemption
And your note underneath my door
And your note underneath my door
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