Nichole Nordeman - Real

      Real

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Frozen statues in the cold, washed in moonlight blue and gold.
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Mary's babe in plastic hay, quiet wonder on her face.
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Mary, you look so serene, far too pretty, much too clean.
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We might think we know you well, but what stories would you tell?
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Of all the dirt and dust and shame, every burning labor pain,
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And as I turn to walk away, I hear you say...

[Chorus]
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I am real.
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Don't turn me into memory or myth.
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Let me be real. Real.
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And I'll show you what it means to love like this.
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To be real.

[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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Shepherds bending to the ground, Bethlehem is safe and sound.
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Joseph, you look brave and true, but do we know what it was like to be you?
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How many sleepless nights awake found you desperate and afraid?
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And as I turn to walk away, I hear you say...

[Chorus]
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I am real.
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Don't turn me into memory or myth.
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Let me be real,    real
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And I'll show you what it means to love like this.

[Bridge]
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To love like you don't even care about the hurry and the hussle,
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Like you are unaware December comes with so much trouble

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Cause you believe a baby came not in paintings or in plays
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But every minute, every hour, every day.

[Chorus]
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To be real,
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Real
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You are real, real
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Show us what it means to love like this.
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To be real
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To be real
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More than a memory,
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More than a story.

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Real