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Looking back, he sees it all. |
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It was her first date the night he came to call |
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And her dad said "Son, have her home on time, and promise me you'll never leave her side." |
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He took her to a show in town, |
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And he was ten feet off the ground.(Chorus) |
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He was walking her home, holding her hand |
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Oh the way she smiled, it stole the breath right out of him |
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Down that old road, with the stars up above |
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He remembers where he was the night he fell in love |
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He was walking her home. |
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Ten more years, in a waiting room. |
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And half-past one, was when the doctor said"Come in and meet your son." |
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And his knees went weak, when he saw his wife |
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She was smiling as she said "He's got your eyes." |
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And as she slept he held her tight |
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His mind went back to that first night.(Chorus) |
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And wandered through the best days of her life |
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Sixty year together and he never left her side. |
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A nursing home, at eighty-five |
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And the doctor said it could he her last night. |
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And the nurse said "Oh, should we tell him now? Or should he wait until the morning to find out...?" |
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But when they checked her room that night, |
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He was laying by her side. |
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He was walking her home, holding her hand, |
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Oh, the way she smiled when he said "This is not the end." |
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Just for a while, they were eighteen |
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And she was still more beautiful to him than anything. |
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He was walking her home. (x2) |
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Looking back, he sees it all. |
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It was her first date the night he came to call. |