well sadie momma told her your nearly 21. its time to find a man to settle down. . She putted up her aburn hair put on her best perfume. headed for the dance down town.
Lately Grace hasn't been herself. And he's noticed the change. Like forgetting friends they have known for years and misplacing her things. He'd make a joke; they both laugh.
roll big river roll let your waters flow. carry me back home so roll big river roll. left my family years ago chasing after dreams. all I found since I left home is emptiness it seems.
Verse 1:. Just across the mountains in a valley down below. Lived a girl I mer back years ago. Her eyes shined like diamonds her hair was of gold. But that was before she left me all alone.
A drop in the ocean. A change in the weather. I was praying that you and me might end up together. Its like wishing for rain as i stand in the desert.
It's been a long time 'comin. But I'm finally on my way. 14 years at Edyville's a might price to pay. Once your week away from home's turned into all these years.
I was cleaning out the closet, throwin' things away. I'd forgotten all about it, when I looked, there it lay. I picked it up, found a frame and hung it in the hall.
Lovin' you, lovin' you,. Seems that's all I ever want to do. You went and turned your back on me. I packed my bags and had to leave. I can't believe I'm still in love with you.
She told me that her name was Jenny. She lived in a cabin on the hill. In a coal mining town in West Virginia. I love jenny and I guess I always will.
Well I thought I had a love forever. that she was the one for me.. Life was sweet, I had everything. We were happy as could be. But today she took me by surprise.
You never listened when I talked. your heart was far away. Your mind was on somebody else. not what I had to say. . Can you hear me now sweetheart. now all is said and done.
In the woods of Sipsey. The trees are so tall, an unscalable wall. So high and green. Oh beware in Sipsey. Therere snakes on the ground they move with no sound.
Somethin' familiar blew in with the wind. a dream I let fall by the wayside. I find myself yearnin' to live it again. Now, there's no stoppin' me this time, 'cause.
There you go again the truth begins to bend. Like a fool I hang on every word. You promise me the moon and then you change your tune. You must be a mockingbird.
I rise with the sun cause my work is never done. And those leftover chores from the midnight before are still waiting for me. And once again i'm caught between this rock and hard place.
CHORUS: Way down in the state of Florida Florida,. . Where the old Swannee River flows. . Where my sunshine is waiting for me. . Way down where the orange tree grows.
Well I was born with a dark cloud above me. A longing deep in my soul. I was raised up right and I know my momma loved me. But I begged her to let me go.
Oh Lord, when You hide Your face from me. And I pass through the darkness of my soul. Unaware that the shadow of Your rings. Is keepin' me from standin' in the cold.
Well I come from the rural Midwest. It's the land I love more than all the rest. It's the place I know and understand. Like a false-front building. Like the back of my hand.