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Lyrics

1At last the kids are gone now for the day1At last the kids are gone now for the day
2She reaches for the coffee as the school bus pulls away2She reaches for the coffee as the school bus pulls away
3Another day to tend the hous and plan3Another day to tend the hous and plan
4For Friday at the Legion when she’s dancing with her man4For Friday at the Legion when she’s dancing with her man
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6Sure was a bitter winter but Friday will be fine6Sure was a bitter winter but Friday will be fine
7And maybe last year’s Easter dress will serve her one more time7And maybe last year’s Easter dress will serve her one more time
8She’d pass for twenty-nine but for her eyes8She’d pass for twenty-nine but for her eyes
9But winter lines are telling wicked lies9But winter lines are telling wicked lies
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11 All lies11 All lies
12 All those lines are telling wicked lies12 All those lines are telling wicked lies
13 Lies all lies13 Lies all lies
14 Too many lines there in that face14 Too many lines there in that face
15 Too many to erase or disguise15 Too many to erase or disguise
16 They must be telling lies16 They must be telling lies
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18Is this the face that won for her the man18Is this the face that won for her the man
19Whose amazed and clumsy fingers put that ring upon her hand?19Whose amazed and clumsy fingers put that ring upon her hand?
20No need to search that mirror for the years20No need to search that mirror for the years
21The menace in their message shouts across the blur of tears21The menace in their message shouts across the blur of tears
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23So this is Beauty’s finish like Rodin’s “Belle Heauimiere”23So this is Beauty’s finish like Rodin’s “Belle Heauimiere”
24The pretty maiden trapped inside the ranch wife’s toil and care24The pretty maiden trapped inside the ranch wife’s toil and care
25Well, after seven kids, that’s no surprise25Well, after seven kids, that’s no surprise
26But why cannot her mirror tell her lies26But why cannot her mirror tell her lies
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28 All lies28 All lies
29 All those lines are telling wicked lies29 All those lines are telling wicked lies
30 Lies all lies30 Lies all lies
31 Too many lines there in that face31 Too many lines there in that face
32 Too many to erase or disguise32 Too many to erase or disguise
33 They must be telling lies33 They must be telling lies
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35Then she shakes off the bitter web she wove35Then she shakes off the bitter web she wove
36And turns to set the mirror, gently, face down by the stove36And turns to set the mirror, gently, face down by the stove
37She gathers up her apron in her hand37She gathers up her apron in her hand
38Pours a cup of coffee, drips Carnation from the can38Pours a cup of coffee, drips Carnation from the can
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40And thinks ahead to Friday, ’cause Friday will be fine40And thinks ahead to Friday, ’cause Friday will be fine
41She’ll look up in that weathered face that loves her’s, line for line41She’ll look up in that weathered face that loves her’s, line for line
42To see that maiden shining in his eyes42To see that maiden shining in his eyes
43And laugh at how her mirror tells her lies.43And laugh at how her mirror tells her lies.
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45 All lies45 All lies
46 All those lines are telling wicked lies46 All those lines are telling wicked lies
47 Lies all lies47 Lies all lies
48 Too many lines there in that face48 Too many lines there in that face
49 Too many to erase or disguise49 Too many to erase or disguise
50 They must be telling lies50 They must be telling lies
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52 All those lines are telling wicked lies
53 Lies all lies
54 Too many lines there in that face
55 Too many to erase or disguise
56 They must be telling lies