Worked all his life in the railyards
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Summer heat winter cold
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He sits by the fire, now he's retired
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But he don¡¯t really feel all that old
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She comes in from the kitchen
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And sits on the arm of his chair
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He looks up and says ¡°hey lady I love you¡±
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Runs his fingers through her hair
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And there¡¯s a picture on the wall of Jesus in the garden
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It¡¯s been there since they got the house in ¡¯53
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It ain¡¯t no big deal, whatever go down in history
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It¡¯s just a little story of an American family
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She waited for him in World War 11
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He fought the European campaign
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Their son John spent two years in ¡°Nam
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That war it wasn¡¯t the same
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Billy¡¯s out in L.A.
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He¡¯s a lawyer now
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They worry he's so far away
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Jeannie got married
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And lives here in town
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She's comin¡¯ over with the kids today
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And there¡¯s a picture on the wall of Jesus in the garden
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It¡¯s been there since they got the house in ¡¯53
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It ain¡¯t no big deal, whatever go down in history
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It¡¯s just a little story of an American family
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But the whole world is different now
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Blood's been spilt on our shores
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In hard times we pull together
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That's what a family's for
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Hey it ain¡¯t no big deal, it's written in our history
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We're all part of the story of an American family
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We're all part of the story of an American family
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An American Family
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| Oak Ridge Boys |
