Buddy Buddy, you and me go way back, back
Camp Lejeune, all June, all through highschool,
And high school and before that
So I dont don't mind telling tellin' you I'm scared to death
The doctor's going doctor is goin' in on the 25th
ItsIt's the same thing my daddy had
Thank God they caught it fast

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Stop in sometime some time and say hello say, "Hello" to Katherine Catherine
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Little Nathan's Nathan is growing up so fast
This november November, he'll turn 10
He 10, he wants to play quarterback
ImI'm supposed to coach his team this fall
But I may not get to after all
He's going to gonna need someone to catch a pass
And to throw it back

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If something should happen

I hope I live until I'm 80
And I get to see my son get married
And and have babies
And make a million more memories with my wife
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