A man i met in my youth

Came to me in the light of truth

A beautiful dream that was

Till he died one rainy fall

There i was a child bride

Widowed at ninteen, defied

Never would i let him go

Go to the place that heaven knows



On the evening of his death

My shoulders felt a brushing breath

Cold were his hands on my breast

The man that i loved and put to rest

He came to me and held me close

We danced til dawn in the early snow

There i felt him cry and cry

"i'll never leave, leave your side"



Oh the madness

This town thinks i'm mad

Sixty years, has it been a dream

This man i'm haunted by, i see



I'm eighty years and on my bed

Awaiting death, that final breath

He sits by and looks to me

"soon you will come and be with me"

Now i feel all warm inside

As i leave this mortal body behind

Seems it is eternal's way

We're waltzing into heaven's gate


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