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Just like the trees along the river bend 
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Lift up their branches to the sun above 
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We spend our lifetime reaching for a friend 
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'Cause everybody needs someone to love 

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Everybody's reaching out for someone 
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Everybody's knocking at some door 
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And long before I ever found you 
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You're the one that I was reaching for 

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I wanted you since the day my life began 
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I've heard your footsteps running just beyond my mind 
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Ever since the moment I've been reaching for your hand 
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Hoping you'd be reaching out for mine 

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Everybody's reaching out for someone 
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Everybody's knocking at some door 
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And long before I ever found you 
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You're the one that I was reaching for 

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Everybody's reaching out for someone 
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And long before I ever found you 

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