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Close the Gate
My Dad would never cause any problem
For forty years he worked hard every day
But when he took the time to talk to me
I remember the words that he would say
“Point your toes the way that you’re walkin’
Be happy with the things that you do
Listen well and do a lot less talkin’
And close the gate when you go through”
Summertime in Tennessee was steaming hot
And we’d go down to Pottsville country store
He’d say, “if your not happy with what you’ve got
Then you won’t be happy with more”
He never had a lot of education
But each year I know he read a hundred books
The man who laid for me my foundation
Said life is not as hard as it looks
“Just point your toes the way that you’re walkin’
Be happy with the things that you do
Listen well and do a lot less talkin’
And close the gate when you go through”
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