THE LAST GOODBYE


Red Sovine - 1966




We'd just finished our dinner and I'd gone in the den and turned on the TV
When she walked in and kissed me on the cheek like a million times before.
And she said, "Honey, I know it's late, but if you don't mind, my shoppings gotten a little behind
So I think I'll drive downtown to the grocery store"
Well, I didnt look up, just nodded 'okay' and asked her to hand me an ashtray
And when she did, I reached over and squeezed her hand, and then she left
And I shuddered a minute at the thought of my world without her in it
And I reassuringly sought the touch of my wedding band


Well, I musta been dozing, 'cos I didn't hear the door
And I thought now that's strange, I've never done that before
But I looked up, and she was standing by my chair
"Kinda snucked in on me" I said, and she smiled and nodded her head
And I told her that she looked just like an angel standing there
For a long moment she didn't say a thing
And then she caressed her gold wedding ring
And I thought I saw a teardrop in her eye
"Honey, You'll never know how much I love you", she said
And I thought of the many years that we had been wed
As I told her that no one could be as happy as I


And then the strangest feeling filled the room
Not one of happiness, but one of gloom
And for the first time in my life, I saw sadness in her face
I reached out to touch her, and she drew away
And she told me again that ours was a love that time could never erase
And then I thought I heard a thousand voices singing
But I realized it was the telephone ringing
And that's when I saw the halo surround her pretty golden hair
I turned trembling to the receiver and heard a cold voice Say there had been a wreck out on the highway
And I knew that when I looked back she wouldnt be there
Because it was an angels way of saying our last goodbye




  
















(Contributed by  - October 2007)