Bear Witness

You can put them on the counter there with all the other flowers
 And help me figure out how to turn off this TV
 I'm glad you made the visit and if you think you have a minute
 You should sit and talk until it's time to leave
 Is my granddaughter Ruthie still working at the movies?
 Does she still let all her boyfriends in for free?
 Does she still stare out of the front door as she's serving people popcorn?
 And talk about how nice today was supposed to be?
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 That's the love that I came to bear witness to
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 And the love I'm taking with me when I go
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 Did you notice walking over at the house down at the corner
 There's a dog behind a window that doesn't move
 I've seen him staring in the mornings, I've seen him staring in the evenings
 As if time stops 'til his master's in the room
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 That's the love that I came to bear witness to
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 And the love I'm taking with me when I go
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 Some nights get worse than others and I start thinking about your mother
 And she's here with me as far as I can tell
 As if the world revealed its secret, and it's asking me to keep it
 Like a kid that hears the ocean in a shell
 And that's the love that I came to bear witness to
 And the love I'm taking with me when I go
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 That is the love that I came to bear witness to
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 The love I'm taking with me when I go
 That's the love I'm taking with me when I go
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 Oh-oh