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If I Was Not There

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unheard-voice

Published: May 11, 2003

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should i die tomorrow
would any of you care?
any of you miss me?
or notice im not there?

have i made a difference?
done anything worth while?
touched any of your lives?
made any of you smile?

please tell me that i have
stood up for what is right
lived this life with honour
showed grace rather than spite

but have i lived this way?
i know that i have tried
long and hard all my life
yet inside i have died

this very well could be
the greatest of my fears
that i should pass away
forgotten through the years

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