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1.My little boy came into the kitchen this evening while
I was fixin supper,
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and
he handed me a piece of paper he'd been writin on.
And after wipin
my hands on my apron,
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I read it, and this is what it
said :
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For mowin
the yard - five dollars,
and
for makin my own bed this week - one dollar.
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And goin
to the store - fifty cents,
and watchin little brother, while you went shoppin
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twenty-five
cents.
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For takin
out the trash - one dollar,
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getting
a good report card - five dollars.
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And for rakin
the yard - two dollars,
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total
owed - fourteen seventy-five.
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2. Well, I stood there lookin at him expectantly,
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and a
thousand memories flashed through my mind.
So I picked up the pen, turnin the paper over,
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this
is what I wrote :
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For the nine months I carried
you growin inside me - NO CHARGE,
for
the nights I've sat up with you,
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doctored
you, prayed for you - NO CHARGE.
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For the time and the tears,
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and
the cost through the years, there's NO CHARGE.
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When you add it all up, the
full cost of my love is NO CHARGE.
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3. For the nights filled with dread and the
worries ahead - NO CHARGE,
for
advice and the knowledge
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and
the cost of your college - NO CHARGE.
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For the toys, food and clothes
and for wipin your nose,
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there's
NO CHARGE, son.
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When you add it all up, the
full cost of my love, is - NO CHARGE.
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4. Well, when he finished reading, he had great big old tears in his
eyes,
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and
he looked up at me and he said, Mama, I sure do love you.
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Then he took the pen, and in
great big letters he wrote: PAID IN FULL.
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When you add it all up the
cost of real love is - NO CHARGE.
(Melba Montgomery)