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Who went and had himself a little boy                to carry on the name

 

and who's gonna show us all all a thing or two about          mastering this game

will it go on and on

 

'n Who went and had himself a little boy  with a clear-eyed happy wife

will a generational default               be all that's left of life

 

oh where did I go wrong in this          where did I lose that love

Will the pain of all that's lost for good                       be the burdens carried on

 

Into another place and time not life   into the void of all      

Where is all the damage                                  that humbled  down this wall

 

 

Tell me who went and had himself a little boy                       to show big brother up good

will the happiness of throwing all this love                make everything as it should?

 

And will this be a happy time         just another day in paradise

 

Will you ever understand such pain                will you have the strength to carry on?

 

to carry on with life               

 

Now look who's standing here tonight           with his tail between his legs

Was it love that I needed all along     I just didn't know how to beg

 

Oh I never learned how to beg... for love       I didn't know how to beg for love

I didn't know to need that love.                      Didn't know how to ask or plead

couldn't ever let you see me plead                  Oh I didn't know how to ask or reach

My mamma thought it wasn't what you teach  And I didn't know how to ask.... fooooor love

 

I never knew how to beg... for love                Oh, I never knew how to beg.... for love.

And this is all that's left of.................. me

 

 

So tell me who went and had himself a little boy                   to bless himself with life

and in the corner will you leave          just the tiniest burning light.

 

Oh, I didn't know how to ask for,                   I never learned how to try right

I never learned how to cry right,        I never never learned to plead for

No payoff just to bleed for                  I never learned how to beg........ for love.