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and she runs through her days with a smile on her face and she runs, and she waits, and i wait we can drive to anyplace, day or night, across the state and in the morning, into mexico, we will wake up i find a window in the kitchen, and i let myself in rummage through the refrigerator, find myself a beer i can't believe i'm really here, and she's lying in that bed i can almost feel her touch, and her anxious breath! i stumble in the hallway, against the bedroom door i hear her call out to me, i hear the fear in her voice she pulls the covers tighter, i press against the door i will be with her tonight!