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Meet The Softball Captain Who Refuses To Let Adulthood Get In The Way Of Her Favorite Sport
Meet The Softball Captain Who Refuses To Let Adulthood Get In The Way Of Her Favorite Sport
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Hello, I'm Sharon Montero from Jersey
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City. I grew up playing softball and
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along the way I realized that just
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because I'm an adult I don't have to
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give up softball. So, come along for a
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day in my life playing softball.
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Softball is number one. It's my passion
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and it's also [music] MY STRESS
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RELIEVER.
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>> [screaming]
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[music]
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>> PEOPLE GO TO CHURCH, I GO TO THE DIAMOND
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field and I relieve all my stress to
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prepare me for [music] whatever is to
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come.
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>> [music]
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>> Hello my gente, I'm a CSA here in
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Newark, New Jersey by day and by night
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honey, I am the diamond queen playing
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softball and a coach.
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>> [music]
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>> My softball career started a long time
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ago. I [music] can remember the exact
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moment when I fell in love with
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softball. I was 10 years old, my dad
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took me to this softball team that were
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doing tryouts and the coach was like,
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"Has she ever played before?" He said,
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"Of course." Mind you, [music] I've
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never put a bat in my hand in my life.
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But, once they did I never put it down.
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I make time [music] for softball every
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day of the week, every weekend, summer,
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spring, fall, [music] winter because I
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love it. To be honest, I'm not good at
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anything else. This right here I am
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great at. I don't know why God gave me
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this talent, but I'm going to take it
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honey and I'm going to run with it.
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Okay my gente, my people, time to get
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the day started. Hey Toyota, [music]
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take me to batting practice.
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>> [music]
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[music]
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>> Right now we're headed over to Hudson
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Baseball Center to meet up with Sonice,
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my co-worker, [music] who wants to join
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the softball team, never played a day in
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her life. And so we're going to have a
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one-on-one with her to show her how to,
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you know, swing a bat.
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>> [music]
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>> Hey, Sharon.
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>> Hey, howdy.
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You look good.
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You looking cute.
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>> I'm ready for practice.
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>> You're [music] ready for tennis
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practice, girl. This is softball.
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The way I make someone feel welcome
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[music] on the baseball team, honey, is
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like, come on in.
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You want to always give yourself space.
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I usually, for me, I take the bat and I
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just put it right here
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on the edge. You don't want to be
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hunched. You just want to be like this.
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Now, let me see your swing.
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Okay. You go from here and then swing.
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All right, 1 2 3.
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All right.
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Open your legs, take a step back, and
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go. There you go.
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Okay? [laughter] TAKE IT AND SWING.
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>> [screaming]
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[laughter]
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>> TONY SURPRISED ME. When she got behind
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that thing, like, it was like a
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different person. The outfit changed
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into a full baseball outfit. She didn't
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just hit one, [music]
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she hit 20 30 40 balls left, center, and
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right. She wasn't afraid. Her confidence
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was at a thousand. I mean, it was a good
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one-on-one.
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>> Okay. You did real good today.
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>> Okay. Okay.
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>> You know, I just I need you just to
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choke the bat a little bit
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>> Okay.
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>> and keep it off your shoulder, but you
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did fabulous.
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>> Okay, good.
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>> All right. I'm on my way to my game. Do
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you want me to drop you off on the way
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over there cuz I know you live right by
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there.
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>> You don't have to tell me twice.
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>> All right. Come on.
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>> [laughter]
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>> This is nice.
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>> I know, right? It's so fabulous. But one
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[music] of my favorite features, uh
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listen to this. Hey Toyota, take me to
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Toniece's house.
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Toniece has been dropped off, and you
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know what that means, BABY? GAME TIME!
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WE'RE HEADED over to Lincoln Park. We
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got a tough team we're going to play
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against, but you know what? I'm [music]
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not afraid. We never scared.
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It is so important to have a car to play
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softball. I need to [music] be able to
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put my cooler, my bats, gloves, my
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bases, and it allows me to just pick up
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a game anywhere.
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>> [music]
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>> I got some time to kill, so I thought
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I'd come over and get a quick charge
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before the game. I absolutely love
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[music] the flexibility of the plug-in
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hybrid. It gives me a chance to plug in
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or get some fuel.
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I was given [music] the head coach
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position for my softball team because
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one, nobody wanted to do it cuz they
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didn't want the stress, but I [music]
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took it on. I loved it cuz I'm already
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doing it anyway. I'm the one that brings
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all the supplies. I'm the the T.T. of
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the team. I make sure everybody's
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[music] registered and all well put
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together.
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Hey guys!
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Come on in. Come on in.
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Listen, we got a big game today. We did
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good last time, but we could do a lot
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[music] better.
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Softball teams create such strong
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communities because they fill the void
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that a lot of adults are missing. You
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[music] may be a community, friendships,
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just maybe even some fitness. It's all
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[music] about having fun and just
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letting the stress of your everyday go.
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>> [music]
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>> We are going to give you the true
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definition of community, fun, and true
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sportsmanship. All right, LET'S HAVE
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SOME FUN!
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>> Come on!
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>> Oh!
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>> In here!
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>> In here!
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>> IN HERE!
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>> HEY!
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>> [cheering and screaming]
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>> COME ON, GIRL!
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>> THE CULTURE THAT I'M HOPING [music] TO
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BRING TO THE TEAM is just fun. Everyone
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with a smile enjoying [music]
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themselves. If you take it too serious,
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you're not going to have fun. That's
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what sports is about, having fun.
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All right, let's go. Run it out. RUN IT
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OUT.
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AMBER, LET ME GET IN FIRST BASE.
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>> [music]
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[screaming]
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>> COME ON, GUYS. GOOD GAME. GOOD GAME,
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GUYS.
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You guys were amazing. Each and every
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one of you, I thank you for coming out
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and giving 100% of all your energy.
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Yes. Nice and loud. 1 2 3 GOT THE RUNS.
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I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND HOW
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important [music] it is for me to be out
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here every week taking a break from my
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adult life because with all the stress
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that's happening around, coming [music]
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out here is my sanctuary. Smelling the
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fresh cut grass, having the dirt all
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over my body is just peace to me. It's
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my spa moment.
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Find something you love and I promise
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you
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chances are you're going to find people
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that love the same thing [music] you do.
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You see the squad behind me right here?
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That is my tribe. You got professionals
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back here, office [music] managers,
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police officers. They take a break from
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their day and come here and relax. I
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love you all. Thank you.
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Mi gente, it's that time to say goodbye.
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It's been a pleasure. Thank you for
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taking part of a day in my life. Make
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sure you find something that you love
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and you keep [music] going after it. Me,
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I love my bed, so it's time for me to go
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home. I hope you enjoyed yourself. GET
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YOUR LITTLE
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BYE.
