FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN 

(Paul Overstreet / Don Schllitz (m & l) )

As sung by Randy Travis 1987 < Always & Forever >

You may think that I'm talkin' foolish
You've heard that I'm wild and I'm free
You may wonder how I can promise you now
This love that I feel for you, always will be.

You're not just time that I'm killin'
I'm no longer one of those guys
As sure as I live, this love that I give
Is gonna be yours until the day that I die...oh, baby

I'm gonna love you forever, forever and ever, amen
As long as old men sit and talk about the weather
As long as old women sit and talk about old men.

If you wonder how long I'll be faithful
I'll be happy to tell you again
I'm gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever, amen.

(short bridge)

They say time takes it's toll on a body
Makes the young girls brown hair turn grey
But honey, I don't care, I ain't in love with your hair
And if it all fell out, well, I'd love you anyway.

They say time can play tricks on memory,
Make people forget things they knew.
Well, it's easy to see it's happenin' to me
I've already forgotten every woman but you...oh, darlin'

I'm gonna love you forever, forever and ever, amen
As long as old men sit and talk about the weather
As long as old women sit and talk about old men

If you wonder how long I'll be faithful
Well, just listen to how this song ends
I'm gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever, amen.

I'm gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever, 
forever and ever, forever and ever, amen.


Notes:

Randy Travis, an American singer-songwriter is well 
known in country music circles for his distinctive 
baritone voice. Commencing his career, he was seen 
as a moving force in country music history. He 
ultimately switched gears to Gospel in more recent years.

Many of his ardent followers feel that this song is one 
of his most defining, career wise.

< Forever and Ever, Amen > was also released as an 'A' side 
single 45 rpm disk. The 'B' side was 
 < Promises >. (see elsewhere in this ILP database).




(Transcribed by David Story - February 2014)