Gone Like The Cotton - The Cox Family

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