As Kind as You Can

They got married on a Tuesday night in April
 
 Her sister as a witness, and her sister's man
 
 The dog lying on the kitchen tile as usual
 The words written on the back of the commissioner's hand
 The words written on the back of the commissioner's hand
 They always said a big wedding wasn't needed
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 They always said they'd probably always be in love
 All they really needed to hear, dressed in their everyday clothes
 The words written on the back of the commissioner's hand
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 Be as kind as you can
 If I ever become
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 What you can't understand
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 The children were keeping their vigil over the spring
 The water was weeping with rhythm and tone and shade
 They decided together the finest color of all was green
 Everyone else was away somewhere at war
 They wrote a letter, it said that we hope you come home winners
 They wrote another that said, "We hope the others do the same"
 Remember, everyone is dying of thirst
 By the time they make it back to the spring
 Everyone is reading the words off the back of their hand
 
 Be as kind as you can
 
 If I ever become
 What you can't understand
 Teddy never made it home
 Said he saw a UFO
 Woke up in the rapeseed field
 Behind the old department store in the mall
 And as the sun was coming up
 All he knew was that he'd been somewhere
 And the sound of the words going 'round in his head
 So weirdly familiar, like the back of his hand
 Be as kind as you can
 If I ever become
 What you can't understand