GONE JUST LIKE THE COTTON by The Cox Family
I dreamed she recalls when they were first married
A home and children to raise
The work of her smile and the faith that she carries
It's a blessing that still gives today
When duty called he was yielding and callous
But for her love his only display
He weathered his storms
In a church house he'd tell her
And at his table for God's grace he'd pray
Now they're gone just like the cotton
In their valley's a field full of stone
No hearth to burn the home for their candle
And the light from their window is still
Gone but never forgotten
Their words carve a silent appeal
I long to return to your daddy and mama
And someday you know I will
Time is always a treasure
When we seem so far away
And my heart aches for life's simple pleasure
I'll go down that old lane
That I walk through my memory
Until I can come home to stay
Gone just like the cotton
In their valley's a field full of stone
No hearth to burn the home for their candle
And the light from their window is still
Gone but never forgotten
Their words carve a silent appeal
I long to return to your daddy and mama
And someday you know I will
[00:06.72]GONE JUST LIKE THE COTTON by The Cox Family
[00:07.71]I dreamed she recalls when they were first married
[00:17.10]A home and children to raise
[00:24.54]The work of her smile and the faith that she carries
[00:33.57]It's a blessing that still gives today
[00:41.70]When duty called he was yielding and callous
[00:50.67]But for her love his only display
[00:58.74]He weathered his storms
[01:02.22]In a church house he'd tell her
[01:07.50]And at his table for God's grace he'd pray
[01:15.15]Now they're gone just like the cotton
[01:22.86]In their valley's a field full of stone
[01:30.90]No hearth to burn the home for their candle
[01:38.37]And the light from their window is still
[01:46.35]Gone but never forgotten
[01:53.49]Their words carve a silent appeal
[02:01.14]I long to return to your daddy and mama
[02:08.72]And someday you know I will
[02:16.53]Time is always a treasure
[02:23.94]When we seem so far away
[02:31.02]And my heart aches for life's simple pleasure
[02:38.61]I'll go down that old lane
[02:42.48]That I walk through my memory
[02:46.62]Until I can come home to stay
[02:53.97]Gone just like the cotton
[03:00.78]In their valley's a field full of stone
[03:08.82]No hearth to burn the home for their candle
[03:16.29]And the light from their window is still
[03:24.12]Gone but never forgotten
[03:31.35]Their words carve a silent appeal
[03:39.03]I long to return to your daddy and mama
[03:46.62]And someday you know I will