Where the Lights Were Low
(verse 1)
Oh, she met him by the river
In a place where the lights were low
And the music made her shiver
For there were things she could not know
He asked her if she were taken
She said someday but not just now
So he smiled and talked of Macon
And seemed to take a little bow
(verse 2)
Well, he left her arms at daybreak
Then kissed her gently on the cheek
He smiled just before the heartbreak
As her tears began to leak
He didn't say another word
As he walked toward the rising sun
She wondered what she might have heard
Did he tell her she was the one
(chorus)
One day she read his name in print
He had died in that war of woe
She knew her last good day was spent
By the river where lights were low
(bridge)
That day together not long ago
Still lingers in her mind and soul
Was it meant for her to meet him so
Spend her days with this gaping hole
(chorus)
One day she read his name in print
He had died in that war of woe
She knew her last good day was spent
By the river where lights were low
9-14-20
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