Barely asleep when I got the call Drove through the night till I made it home And in his last few breaths I heard Eighty-one years of wisdom learned Born in the south when the country was down Somehow found work when no work could be found Drafted to war.Eighteen so young But when it was through his fight had just begun And he said You can't find truth without the hurt You won't know peace without a fight It always matters how you live your life And only time will tell All of the things you do right now The love that you found Will be passed down to everyone Someday you'll be a story to someone
He found his wife And she helped him heal He was her sword and she was his shield Tried to make sure the family Could always endure the pain that life could bring And he said Don't ever think that you've got time 'Cause you can't stop the passing years So don't ever lose yourself inside your fears 'Cause only time will tell All of the things you do right now The love that you found Will be passed down to everyone Someday you'll be a story to someone One day I'll have a child of my own And I'll share the light that I've been shown And say those word that I was told long ago 'Cause only time will tell All of the things you do right now The love that you found Will be passed down to everyone Someday you'll be a story to someone The love that you found Will be passed down to everyone Someday you'll be a story to someone
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