Tell Laura, I love her (1960)
1. Laura and Tommy were lovers,
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he
wanted to give her everything,
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flowers, presents, and most of all a wedding-ring.
2. He
saw a sign for a stock-car race,
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a thousand
dollar prize it read.
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He
couldn` t get Laura on the phone,
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so
to her mother Tommy said.
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Tell
Laura, I love her, tell Laura, I need her,
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tell
Laura, I may be late, I`ve got something to do,
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that
cannot wait.
3. He
drove his car to the racing ground,
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he
was the youngest driver there.
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The
crowd roared as they started the race,
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round the track they drove at a deadly pace.
4.
No-one knows what happened that day,
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how
his car overturned in flames.
But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck,
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with
his dying breath they heard him say.
Tell
Laura, I love her, tell Laura, I need her,
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tell Laura not to cry, my love for her will never die.
5. Now
in the chapel Laura prays,
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for
her Tommy who passed away,
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it
was just for Laura he lived and died,
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alone in the chapel she can hear him cry. + CHORUS