Gone Like the Cotton

[Verse 1]
A dream she recalls when they were first married
A home and children to raise
The work of her smile and the faith that she carried
It's a blessing that still gives today
When duty called he was shielded and callous
But for her love his soul laid displayed
He weathered his storms in a church house he'd tell us
And at his table for God's grace he'd pray

[Chorus]
Now they're gone just like the cotton
And 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

[Verse 2]
Time is always a treasure
When we seem so far away
And my heart aches for life's simple pleasures
I'll go down that old lane
That I walk through my memory
Until I can come home to stay

[Chorus]
Gone just like the cotton
And 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