I read a note my grandma wrote back in 1923
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Grandpa kept it in his coat and he showed it once to me
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He said boy you might not understand
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But a long, long time ago
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GrandmaĄŻs daddy didnĄŻt like me none
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But I loved your grandma so
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We had this crazy plan to meet
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And run away together
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Get married in the first town we came to and live forever
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But nailed to the tree where we were supposed to meet instead
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I found this letter
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And this is what it said
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If you get there before I do
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Don't give up on me
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IĄŻll meet you when my chores are through
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I donĄŻt know how long IĄŻll be
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But IĄŻm not gonna let you down
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Darling wait and see
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And between now and then ĄŽtil I see you again
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IĄŻll be loving you, love, me
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I read those words just hours before my grandma passed away
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In the doorway of a church
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Where me and grandpa stopped to pray
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I know IĄŻd never seen him cry in all my 15 years
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But as he said these words to her
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His eyes filled up with tears
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If you get there before I do
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Don't give up on me
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IĄŻll meet you when my chores are through
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I donĄŻt know how long IĄŻll be
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But IĄŻm not gonna let you down
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Darling wait and see
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And between now and then ĄŽtil I see you again
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IĄŻll be loving you, love me
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Between now and then ĄŽtil I see you again
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IĄŻll be loving you, love, me
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If You Get There Before I Do
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| Collin Raye |
