Man Of His Word

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In the final days of Summer, 1944
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With just a preacher and a witness and a humble band of gold
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They set out to find the future, not a penny to their name
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Still with all the unknown danger, she knew her heart was safe

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'Cause he was a rock, he was the one that she ran to
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And when he said the word "Forever" she knew that it was true
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He wasn't a saint, but he was saint enough for her
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He was a man, a man of his word

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In the final days of Summer, 1964
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Found a family undivided, divided on the war
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Turning son against his elder, debating wrong and right
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He was the image of his father, though they would not see eye to eye

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Still, he was a rock, he was the one the boy ran to
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'Cause when he said the words "I Love You" he knew that it was true
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And even in the worst of storms, there was an anchor in his world
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He was a man, a man of his word

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 Clutching a strong belief in the bible through all the sweetness in his life
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And the bitterness of war, he knew what God had made him for

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In the final days of summer, 1994
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Surrounded by his family, and the presence of the Lord
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He set out to find his future, the one he'd always known
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He didn't want to leave his family, but he knew deep in his soul
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God had called him home

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'Cause He was the rock, He was the one the man ran to
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And when He said the word "forever", he knew that it was true
            F#m               G
He wasn't a saint, He is the One the saints bow to
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Receiving a man, a man of his word
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He was the one that I run to
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'Cause when he says the word "forever", I know his word is true
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He isn't a saint, He is the One the saints bow to
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Come to the Man, the Man of his word

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