Gone Like The Cotton Lyrics - Gone Like The Cotton - The Cox Family

Verse 1: 

I dreamed she recalls when they were first married 

A home and children to raise 

The work of her smile and the faith that she carries, 

It's a blessing that still gives today. 

When duty called he was yielding and callous, 

But for her love his only display. 

He weathered his storms 

In a church house he'd tell her 

And at his table for God's grace he'd pray. 

Chorus: 

Now they're gone, just like the cotton, 

In their valley's a field full of stone, 

No hearth to burn, the home for their candle, 

And the light from their window is still. 

Gone, but never forgotten 

Their words carve a silent appeal 

I long to return to your daddy and mama 

And someday, you know I will! 

Verse 2 

Time is always a treasure 

When we seem so far away, 

And my heart aches for life's simple pleasure 

I'll go down that old lane 

That I walk through my memory 

Until I can come home to stay. 

Chorus 2 

Gone, just like the cotton 

In their valley's a field full of stone 

No hearth to burn, the home for their candle 

And the light from their window is still 

Gone, but never forgotten 

Their words carve a silent appeal 

I long to return to your daddy and mama 

And someday, you know I will!