Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Verse 1
She was born in Kansas City, raised in Arkansas
Fell in love with an Ex-Marine
She already had three babies; he had one of his own
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They came together for another and me
Our family never shared the same last name
But our family was a family the same, and they say
Refrain
Blood is thicker than water
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Oh, but love is thicker than blood
Verse 2
Wreck out on the highway, rain falling down
Lord, he must have fell asleep at the wheel
There's a number of people just standing around
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Lord I can't condemn the fear that they feel
For that river of red could be the death of me
God, give me strength and keep reminding me that
Refrain
Blood is thicker than water
Oh, but love is thicker than blood
Bridge
And if blood is thicker than water
Well then what are we fighthing for
We're all sons and daughters
Of something that means so much more
Verse 3
I see it on my TV but I can't understand
Lord it's one big contradiction to me
How in God's name we love thy neighbor with fists in our hands
And kill each other when we just don't agree
Why can't we see the walls we can't see through
And see what God's been telling me and you, and that is
Refrain
Blood is thicker than water
( )
Oh, but love, love is thicker than blood
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Outro
She was born in Kansas City, raised in Arkansas
Fell in love with an Ex-Marine
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