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Backstory:

I wrote this song for our neighbor, Mr. Rubin Odom. He lost his wife Vonnie to alzheimers not long after we moved here. He is part of the greatest generation and their love story was timeless.

Lyrics:

                                                  
A LONG GOODBYE
(Mac Millen)
V1

They were married in the springtime

In their home town in '39

They settled on his family's farm they hoped to own

The war came like a dark cloud

One last kiss before his train pulled out

He wiped her tears and promised he'd come back home



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When life brings us a long goodbye

A love that's true will hold the line

Of all the lessons I have learned

There's one I can't deny 

Love is stronger than a long goodbye



V2

He survived the war, they built a life

She loved being a farmer's wife

But their farming dream died on a courthouse floor

Next twenty years he worked the road

Drivin' long haul trucks kept him gone

With a kiss, she'd be waiting at their door



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He knew he was a lucky man

'Cause she helped him understand

God gave them this love for all time



V3

Now he goes to the nursing home

So she won't be there all alone

Even though she doesn't know him anymore

He tells her 'bout the life they had

If she smiles he doesn't feel so sad

He can see she's walking towards Heaven's door



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Yes, love is stronger than a long goodbye