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I wanted to give you twenty My mom said, "Too much." I wanted to give you twenty Mom said, "Ten is enough." I wanted to give you twenty You were finally twelve I wanted to give you twenty In my mom's purse I could no longer delve I wanted to give you twenty Only got ten bucks I wanted to give you twenty darn. awe. shucks Inspired by a card given to my son for his birthday

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