One Life for Another

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One Life for AnotherShe sewed his cowboy suits while he practiced his flattopundressed alone while he made love to his songswhile he drove his band in a smoky van up and down Texas blacktopsshe'd wait there in that kitchen chair for him to come in at dawnher love drew color in dreams that were histhough time wasn't her own she was happy to giveone life for anotherthat's the meaning of lovethere's more than enough peoplewho think words are more than enoughbut if you're living for each otherit's one life for anotherhotels felt like his home when he became a singing idolshe saw the fast pace slowly lead him to pillsbut in dusty drawers lay paper swords called Gideon's Biblein the gloom of Ramada rooms glowed the star of heaven's willthose words in red poured into his bloodshot eyeshe fin'lly understood the love of one who'd sacrificeone life for anotherthat's the meaning of lovethere's more than enough peoplewho think words are more than enoughbut if you're living for each otherit's one life for anothernow heaven's the only thinghe ever puts above herthough he still loves to singthe best gift life can bringis giving one life for another(c)2006 Robert George