Balloon Song

Dsus
I set a friend of mine up on a date

And I told him I'd watch his boy for the day
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And we had a ball playing games, eating dogs
            Dsus
Riding rides at the county fair

I thought he was just being a kid

When we got back to my place and he did what the did
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On a balloon that he won he wrote mommy I had fun
          Dsus
And I missed you and I wished you there
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I wasn't sure what he had in mind till he jumped up and ran outside

                     G  A                   D
And he let it go, and he waved good-bye
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Or was it hello, I don't know but I died inside
                Bm                            A
I can still see his excitement in pointing and smiling
          D                                   G
When it was gone as it could get
                               Em
And he turned and asked me,
A
Think it's in heaven yet

Dsus
I struggled for something to say

I was too choked up lacking the kind of faith
     G                       A                                  Dsus
He had in his heart before I could start he walked me back inside

He gave me his crayola pen and said I'll bet there's a message
                                                   G
That you'd like to send, and no doubt he was right
            A                                  Dsus
It been locked up inside since my grandpa said good-bye
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I took that yellow balloon and wrote till I ran out of room

                   G A                                D
And I let it go, and we waved good-bye
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That seven-year old Lord he opened my eyes
                Bm                             A
I can still see his excitement in pointing and smiling
          D                                   G
When it was gone as it could get
                              Em
Then I turned and asked him
A
Think it's in heaven yet