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[Intro]
  

[Verse 1]
            
For a while th

             
ere it was rou


gh
             
But lately, I'

              
ve been doin' 

  
better
            
Than the last 

              
four cold Dece

             
mbers I recall
             
And I see my f

             
amily every mo

 
nth
             
I found a girl

             
 my parents lo


ve
              
She'll come an

            
d stay the nig

            
ht, and I   th

              
ink I might ha

          
ve it all
            
And I thank Go

         
d every day
             
For the girl H

    
e sent my way
            
But I know the

            
 things He giv

              
es me, He can 

        
take away
            
And I hold you

          
 every night
              
And that's a f

           
eeling I wanna

     
 get used to
              
But there's no

            
 man as terrif

             
ied as the man

              
 who stands to

           
 lose you

[Pre-Chorus]
              
Oh, I hope I d

             
on't losе you
          
Mm   please   

     
stay
            
I want you, I 

             
need you, oh G


od
            
Don't    take


              
Thеse beautifu

              
l things that 

     
I've got

[Chorus]
            
Please   stay


             
I want you, I 

             
need you, oh G


od
            
Don't    take


             
Thеse beautifu

              
l things that 

     
I've got

[Post-Chorus]
            
Oh-oh-oh-oh, o

          
h, oh, oh-oh-o


h
            
Please    don'

  
t take

[Verse 2]
            
I found my min

              
d, I'm feelin'

 
 sane
             
It's been a wh

              
ile, but I'm f

          
inding my fait

h
              
If everything'

            
s good and it'

              
s great, why d

            
o I sit and wa

             
it 'til it's g

one?
              
Oh, I'll tell 

            
ya, I know I'v

        
e got enough
             
I've got peace

        
 and I've got 


love
            
But I'm up at 

              
night thinkin'

            
 I just might 

        
lose it all

[Chorus]
          
   Please    s

    
tay
             
I want you, I 

             
need you, oh G


od
            
Don't    take


             
Thеse beautifu

              
l things that 

     
I've got

[Post-Chorus]
            
Oh-oh-oh-oh, o

          
h, oh, oh-oh-o


h

[Outro]
            
Please    stay

 
              
I want you, I 

             
need you, oh G


od
        
I    need

These beautiful things that I've got