Written by James Michael Cates/Mickey Cates
G C D7 G They married back in forty-two they were young and love was new Em C D7 And every day the feeling grew between the two of them G C When work grew scarce and times got bad D7 G The hope would chase away the sad Em C D7 G And hope was sometimes all they had between the two of them C D7 G The fifties came and the sixties went a mortgage note replaced the rent Em C D7 And they made the most of each day spent between the two of them G C D7 G The children all turned out just fine he retired in eighty-nine Em C D7 G Left with oh so little time between the two of them C D7 G Today I braved the graveyard rain and placed a rose between their names Em C D7 But that's the most that ever came between the two of them G C D7 G And oh I miss them both so much his crooked smile her gentle touch Em C D7 G And the pleasures of just growing up between the two of them C D7 G Oh I miss them both so much his crooked smile her gentle touch Em C D7 G And the pleasures of just growing up between the two of them