That Farm-Town Girl

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Down a dusty road where the cornfields grow, I was just a boy with a heart to know. There was work in the sun, there was dirt on my hands, And a little girl standing on that promised land. Something in her eyes told me right from the start, That farm-town girl would forever hold my heart. [Chorus] Oh, that smiling face, it lit up my world, From a country boy to a country girl. Through the fifty years, come the rain or the sun, Tish, you're the only one I've ever loved. [Verse 2] Then they shipped me off 'cross the ocean wide, Southeast skies and a war I couldn't hide. But your letters came like a candle in the dark, And your memory kept the fire in my heart. I came back home to your hometown church, And a wedding day was all this soul was worth. [Chorus] Oh, that smiling face, it lit up my world, From a country boy to a country girl. Through the fifty years, come the rain or the sun, Tish, you're the only one I've ever loved. [Bridge] We raised our Lisa, we raised our Shawn, Built a life together, kept on holding on. Half a century, still hand in hand, You're the sweetest blessing in this life I've planned. [Verse 3] Now the gray comes soft in your golden hair, But that same young girl is standing there. Every wrinkle tells of the road we've known, Every year has shown me I'm never alone. [Chorus] Oh, that smiling face, it lights up my world, Still my country boy loves his country girl. After all these years, come the rain or the sun, Tish, you're the only one I've ever loved. [Outro] So here's to you, my forever friend, I'll love that smile 'til the very end.