The Locket

[Verse 1:] Back in '41 You met a brown eyed boy who called you pretty He'd walk everyday a couple miles out of his way To hold your hand and keep you company Your mama said Don't call it love at 14 But sitting on that front porch swing [Chorus:] He gave you his picture in a locket That you wore around your neck Left it right beside your heart So you would not forget The way it felt when he held your hand And you swore that You would never take it off And the butterflies you felt Said it all You were falling with a boy Inside your locket [Verse 2:] Back in '43 Your brown eyed boy went over seas And had to leave town for a little while He swore he'd marry you As soon as the war was through You would be his wife Standing in the pouring rain You cried as You watched him ride away But everyday [Chorus:] You had his picture in a locket That you wore around your neck Left it right beside your heart So you would not forget The way his kiss tasted on your lips And everyday felt like A lifetime with him gone And you prayed that God would bring him safely home Cause you made a promise to the boy Inside your locket [Verse 3:] Oh, 60 years you two had together And he's been gone for a couple now And it breaks my heart to see you struggle to remember And I've been writing all your memories down And I stopped by today to read a couple pages Grandma, you sure look pretty And you smile that smile The one I haven't seen In quite a while And you said to me I want you to keep [Chorus:] His picture in a locket that I wore around my neck The one I left beside my heart So I would not forget The greatest love And the greatest man I've ever known But it's getting time for me to head on home She said That brown eyed boy is waiting And I don't wanna keep him long Heaven is calling And she said, my heart is longing For the boy inside your locket