By Brenda Allen Moser
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1. We drove to the lake, we took a basket--
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Sandwiches, pop, and ice cream bars.
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We parked out by the open shore side
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So we could sit and look at the stars
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And there was peace and quiet
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Just still to share our love
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A gingham blanket below us
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And just the heavens above
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2. We drove to the lakeside and parked the car
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Twice a week, maybe more
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To think of dreams, our plans and schemes
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And pretended it was the ocean shore
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And there was peace and quiet
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And time seemed to hold real still
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With our basket and gingham blanket
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And the time of our lives to kill
3. We drove to the lake and I felt a chill
The trip was made under a hush
The silence was deaf
and the heavens caved in
And I got lost in all the rush
And there was peace and quiet
I stared at you and you looked at me
The gingham blanket went into the trunk
And the things we couldn’t stand to see
(Instrumental verse)
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4. I drove to the lake, I parked the car
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only minutes at the shore
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I threw the gingham blanket out the car window
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I will not need it any more.