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" I realize you are going to make mistakes through life. Just don't make any bad ones, you know. Like all of my records are perfect records, but I did make mistakes on them. "

Glen Campbell

Mistakes

Life

You

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Great

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Laugh

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Early

Day

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Tell

Lord

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Music

Go Away

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Songs

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