Post by jacksonvillekid on Nov 27, 2007 12:44:46 GMT -5
LOVE
I know just how to love, it was an easy lesson learned.
Well it fit me like a glove, so I never did get burned.
I watched my mama really close, and studied my daddy hard.
When he'd take the water hose, and spray her in the yard.
She'd laugh until she cried, my daddy grinning ear to ear.
And up until the day he died, it was her only kind of tear.
I remember my old grandpa, being fussed at by my granny.
The first time I ever saw, him pinch her on her fanny.
It seemed like every day, they would argue for a while.
But granny got her way, as grandpa sat there with a smile.
Judging by their behavior, you'd think their love no greater.
But when he met is savior, she followed him two weeks later.
Life has dealt some mighty blows, to the people that I cherish.
Even in pain their love still grows, it's not allowed to perish.
From loved ones that were taken, before their alloted time.
Some went to sleep to never awaken, others took by crime.
All those who did survive, were made stronger in the end.
That's how I keep love alive, by sharing it now and then.
And now I see my beloved offspring, so innocent in their youth.
Watching them I feel the need to sing, for now they see the truth.
Now my baby girls a mother too, and my sons become a man.
It's hard these days to make me blue, for now I understand.
The greatest moments in my life, were sent here from above.
Despite the stuggles and the strife, I still know how to love.
Well it fit me like a glove, so I never did get burned.
I watched my mama really close, and studied my daddy hard.
When he'd take the water hose, and spray her in the yard.
She'd laugh until she cried, my daddy grinning ear to ear.
And up until the day he died, it was her only kind of tear.
I remember my old grandpa, being fussed at by my granny.
The first time I ever saw, him pinch her on her fanny.
It seemed like every day, they would argue for a while.
But granny got her way, as grandpa sat there with a smile.
Judging by their behavior, you'd think their love no greater.
But when he met is savior, she followed him two weeks later.
Life has dealt some mighty blows, to the people that I cherish.
Even in pain their love still grows, it's not allowed to perish.
From loved ones that were taken, before their alloted time.
Some went to sleep to never awaken, others took by crime.
All those who did survive, were made stronger in the end.
That's how I keep love alive, by sharing it now and then.
And now I see my beloved offspring, so innocent in their youth.
Watching them I feel the need to sing, for now they see the truth.
Now my baby girls a mother too, and my sons become a man.
It's hard these days to make me blue, for now I understand.
The greatest moments in my life, were sent here from above.
Despite the stuggles and the strife, I still know how to love.
Jody