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As I went out waGlking, on a fine summer dCay Through hills and the vaDlleys I soon lost my wGay D Till I came to an oGld man, kneeling down by a stCream Gazing in to the wDater, like he was lost in a dGream In his hand was a piCcture, he clung to for liGfe And his eyes filled with tAears, as he tried not to cDry As he looked to the CheaveGns, he started to pEmray In the quiet country CsidDe, I could hear the man Gsay
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Life is a rGiver, I'll go with the flCow And where it will tDake me, the Lord only kGnows D but I miss you swGeetheart, your kindness and lCove But i Know one dGay, we'll sail awDay on God's ocean aGbove
He said now young man, you're a stranger to me Could I bother you kindly, for your company Today I am thinking, of a time long ago And I need to tell someone of a girl I love so It's 42 years today, since Rose took my hand and proudly I loved life, her husband, her man till only last week son, God took her away As I kissed her softly, these words she did say Life is a River... And with that the old man, sent me on my way and said 'by the water I'll kneel for the day' 'I look at the river, starting out on it's life, It's where I feel close to, my beautiful wife