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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 momma I had fun  
      Dsus  
And I missed you and I wished you were there  
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I wasn't sure what he had in mind till he jumped up and ran outside? 
 
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              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  
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I can still see his excitement him pointin? and smilin?  
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When it was gone as it could get  
                  Em  
And he turned and asked me,   
A                        D 
You think it's in heaven yet?   
  
  
Dsus  
I struggled for something to say  
  
I was too choked up lacking that kind of faith  
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He had in his heart and 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?s 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?  
  
 
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             G   A            D  
And I let it go, and we waved good-bye  
                G   A                 D  
That seven-year old Lord he opened my eyes  
            Bm                     A  
I can still see his excitement him pointin? and smilin?  
     D           A           G  
When it was gone as it could get  
                  Em  
Then I turned and asked him  
A                          D 
You think it's in heaven yet?