"Bye, Bye"

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She wasn't sure she heard what he said

With a million thoughts runnin' through her head

She could see her baby girl's face in his eyes

Doc told her there wasn't much he could do

And that the time would come soon

She asked if earlier tests woulda save her life

With a nod and touch, he left her to her thoughts

But all she could think about was

 

Baby, mama's gotta go bye, bye

But please darlin' don't cry

Mama's goin' bye, bye

But we'll meet again in another life

 

Lyin' there with her family at her side

Promisin' her baby it would be alright

She asked 'em all to please stop cryin'

Then said the man upstairs had different plans

Though her Kayla was too young to understand

She'd one day know life didn't end with dyin' soon

She kissed her baby goodbye

And then said for the last time

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Baby, mama's gotta go bye, bye

But please darlin' don't cry

Mama's goin' bye, bye

But we'll meet again in another life

 

She left a letter for when Lil Kayla

Was old enough to understand

In closing it said: "please sweetie

Always remember to get a breast exam

Mama waited too late

But we'll be together again someday

Keep me in your heart always

Mama loves you, my baby"

 

Baby, mama's gotta go bye, bye

But please darlin' don't cry

Mama's goin' bye, bye

But we'll meet again in another life

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"Separated By Time"

 

The air between us is so thick

What more could we say

We've already said a lot

Without sayin' a thing

It's the way you touch me

That tells me all I need to know

Let's just make peace and agree to let go

Besides, there's nothin' you could say

'Cause even if I could I wouldn't stay

 

You were my light to light the way

Like a beacon shinin', but now you're fading

Slowly breaking and driftin' away

You wanna patch it up, make it work

I say rip the bandage off

And let time heal the hurt

When love's separated by time

 

At first, we had a lot of dreams

At least I did, and I shared 'em with you

I believed you were right there with me

But time tells me that that's not true

It's not the Rose's, this war we wage

Our love's not so broken that it's faded

Still, fightin' against time won't save it

 

You were my light to light the way

Like a beacon shinin', but now you're fading

Slowly breaking and driftin' away

You wanna patch it up, make it work

I say rip the bandage off

And let time heal the hurt

When love's separated by time

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It's a reach and makes no sense in the end

Holdin' on is like grabbin' at wind

There's nothin' anyone can do

Time gives and it's destined at times

That time takes away from you too

​

You were my light to light the way

Like a beacon shinin', but now you're fading

Slowly breaking and driftin' away

You wanna patch it up, make it work

I say rip the bandage off

And let time heal the hurt

When love's separated by time

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"Love Over All"

 

When the bug first hit me

I'll never forget the day

The first time I saw Tonya Brown

she had pigtails down to her waist

Yessir, my first love Jones

But it all soon went wrong

When I caught her playing house wit' Scotty McCray

 

Who knew love'll make ya crazy

And make crazy seem sane

It breaks the hardest hearts

And heals the most miserable pain

It's as bind as a bat

But above all, it's all that

I'll take love over all

 

Saw this ol' gal thumbin' out on route 25

So I pulled over and asked her name

She said "Katie" and hopped in

And I could see she was runnin' from pain

We drove 'round talkin' for a while

And soon I made her smile

6 months later her last name changed

 

Who knew love'll make ya crazy

And make crazy seem sane

It breaks the hardest hearts

And heals the most miserable pain

It's as bind as a bat

But above all, it's all that

I'll take love over all

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I ain't never been no Romeo lookin' for Juliet

But I found a love to die for

So I'm puttin' crazy ol' love to the test 

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Who knew love'll make ya crazy

And make crazy seem sane

It breaks the hardest hearts

And heals the most miserable pain

It's as bind as a bat

But above all, it's all that

I'll take love over all

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