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Minnesota, when I was your daughter
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I looked up to you,
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I thought that you knew all there was to know.
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I thought that you'd been where you had to go.
[Verse 2]
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Minnesota, now that I’m your mother, I see you as you are.
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You’re not some shinning star, not a destination.
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You’re a growing child that I hope to raise right.
[Bridge]
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My hopes for you are my hopes for me.
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My dreams for you are my dreams for me.
[Verse 3]
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America, when I was your daughter, you meant the world to me.
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You held my every dream. You promised me protection.
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You promised me my freedom.
[Verse 4]
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America, now that I’m your mother, now that you’re the younger,
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I’m trying to hold your hand. I hope you understand
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That if you don’t more toward them, dreams get broken.
[Bridge]
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My hopes for you are my hopes for me.
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My dreams for you are my dreams for me.
[Chorus]
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And I love you like a troubled child. I love you like a river wild.
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I love you like a mother dead. I love you like a dawning.
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I love you like a troubled child. I love you like a river wild.
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I love you like a mother dead. I love you like a dawning.
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America, America.
[Bridge]
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My hopes for you are my hopes for me.
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My dreams for you are my dreams for me.
[Chorus]
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And I love you like a troubled child. I love you like a river wild.
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I love you like a mother dead. I love you like a dawning.
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I love you like a troubled child. I love you like a river wild.
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I love you like a mother dead. I love you like a dawning.
