Gone Like The Cotton

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