Intro 
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Verse 
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Said a friend to a friend one day, 
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Was a man who passed away 
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St. Peter met him at the gate 
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Pete said:  "Walk with me if you will 
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I'll take you to the house you built" 
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Man said:  "I can't wait!" 
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Passed a mansion made of stone 
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But with each new house he's shown 
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They get smaller by degrees 
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Stopped in front of a two room shack 
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Pete said hope you're happy with that 
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Man said:  "How can this be?" 

Pete said: 


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That's all the lumber--that's all the lumber 
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that's all the lumber you sent 
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Looks like the builder--man he's got your number 
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That's all the lumber you sent 

Verse 
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Man didn't know what to say 
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poor guy was blown away 
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Said:  "you mean this is what I deserve?" 
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Pete said:  "I'm afraid it's so 
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It's too late but now you know 
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Shoulda done better work" 
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You mean not lie and cheat 
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and helpin' old ladies across the street? 
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Pete says:  Well, that's a start 
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Remember that man back in that great big house? 
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He found out early what it's all about 
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Built that place with his heart--as for you 

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That's all the lumber--that's all the lumber 
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that's all the lumber you sent 
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Looks like the builder--man he's got your number 
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That's all the lumber you sent 

Bridge 
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What if that man was me 
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And I failed that miserably 
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You're showin' me things I don't wanna see 

Verse 
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St. Peter if you can 
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Send me back to earth again 
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Is that somethin' you can do? 
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Pete said:  It ain't up to me 
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If it was I'd like to see 
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How you plan to improve 
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Said:  I'd love God and fellow man 
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Take a wife and make a stand 
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Be the givinest guy I can be 
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And when I get back to this neighborhood 
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There'd be a big gigantic pile of wood 
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And I'd say:  What's this I see?--You'd tell me 

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That's all the lumber      all thats your the lumber 
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that's all the lumber you sent 
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Big Boss will help you        hammer it all together 
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That's all the lumber you sent 

Outro 
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