Thanks to life that's given me so much
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It gave me two bright eyes that, when I open them
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I perfectly distinguish the black from the white
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And in the high sky its starry background
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And in the multitudes the man that I love
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Thanks to life that's given me so much
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It's given me hearing that, in all its breadth
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Crickets and canaries, hammers, turbines
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And the tender voice of my beloved
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Thanks to life that's given me so much
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It's given me sound and the alphabet
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With it the words that I think and declare
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Mother, friend, brother, and light lighting up
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The route of the soul of the one that I'm loving
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Thanks to life that's given me so much
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It's given me the march of my tired feet
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With them I walked through cities and puddles
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Beaches and deserts, mountains and plains
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And your house, your street, and your yard
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Thanks to life that's given me so much
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It gave me the heart that shakes its frame
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When I look at the fruit of the human brain
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When I look at the good so far from the bad
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When I look at the depth of your clear eyes
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Thanks to life that's given me so much
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It's given me laughter and it's given me tears
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That way I distinguish joy from heartbreak
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The two materials that form my song
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And the song of you all that's the same song
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And the song of everyone that's my own song