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Lyrics:
My kid sister was scrawny, but fearless and tough
She followed me around like a motherless pup
So I let her tag along while we tightrope walked
The backyard fences all along the block
I jumped onto an old shed roof and sunk through to my knees
I yelled at her to run for help, but instead she scrambled next to me
She clawed and pulled with all her might, even though she knew
That if that rotten roof gave way,that she was going too
Don't let me fall, don't let me fall
You got a hold of my hand, please
Don't let go
Don't let me fall, don't let me fall
I put my faith in you
Don't let go
Building a treehouse fort from scavenged wood we found
Rust on the railroad tracks staining my shoes brown
I believed in everything. I won at tag and spelling bees
And at night I bowed my head
And said my prayers on skinned up knees
Bogeymen and monsters were the only things to fear
Pulling all the sheets up tight will make them disappear
That was before the little wide eyed girl-
Pleas, that no one heard-
He pulled her down onto his lap whispering
"Don't you say a word."
Don't let me fall, don't let me fall
You got a hold of my hand, please
Don't let go
Don't let me fall, don't let me fall
I put my faith in you
Don't let go
They said God was the father, standing sentry in the sky
I know he breaks baby the bird shells so they can open up
their eyes
And God breathes in the ocean
He looks like sunrays through the clouds
God smells like the color of air and tastes like snowflakes
in your mouth
And God will never leave me, He'd never let me drown
Then He opened up the floodgates
And the world rushed in and knocked me down
Don't let me fall, don't let me fall
You got a hold of my hand, please
Don't let go
Don't let me fall, don't let me fall
I put my faith in you
Don't let go
© Vicki Randle
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