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She pours him a cup of empty From a teapot of childhood dreams He loves the sound of her giggles Hers is the light of a thousand moonbeams Moonbeams and butterflies, petals from roses Counting out loud, crossing fingers and toeses Unicorns and Teddy all enjoying a sip Cups full of empty never spill and can't drip He lifts a cup of empty and gives his baby a wink "Mmmm, dear darling, this is so delicious, it’s the very best I've ever had to drink" In the evening he turns to his bottle With his friends he goes to the bar She faithfully waits for hours Thinking "Dear daddy, I wonder where you are?" Moonbeams and butterflies, petals from roses Counting out loud, crossing fingers and toeses Unicorns and Teddy all enjoying a sip Cups full of empty never spill and can't drip She sets their table and faithfully waits, hoping that daddy will be coming home soon But her tired eyes give way to sleepy as her Teddy watches under the moon He comes home way after midnight Sees his angel asleep on the floor Smiles and sips a sip of empty and thinks "I shouldn't drink anymore" Years have a way of taking She doesn't wait for daddy at home She's found a new kind of pleasure Her hunger grew from being alone She fills her veins with her empty Has dreams she can't explain Trades her body and those giggles In hopes of escaping her pain Moonbeams and butterflies, petals from roses Counting out loud crossing fingers and toeses Unicorns and Teddy all enjoying a sip Cups full of empty never spill and can't drip Daddy sat home, and he waited His baby girl she never came home He still drowns himself in his bottle But now he drinks all alone Her teacup sits on the counter Emptied of her childhood dreams He misses the sound of her giggles and the light of a thousand moon beams He lifts the cup full of empty To his lips and takes another drink Empties out the rest of the bottle As his pain is poured down the sink Moonbeams and butterflies, petals and roses Counting out loud crossing fingers and toeses Unicorns and Teddy all enjoying a sip Cups full of empty never spill and can't drip He traded what was real for his empty As she relinquished her childhood dreams Now his baby girl has flown to heaven On the light of a thousand moon beams He wishes he could be with his baby Lift her cup and give her a wink Say "Mmmm this is so delicious, it's the best I've ever had to drink!
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