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...BY:
LOIS K. WINFIELD... Music: COAL MINER'S BIBLE. ROSE FISHER from The
Joyfulaires, There's Still Hope CD. Winfield, West Virginia.
WHEN
YOU WERE TALL AND I WAS SMALL
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Your face was blackened by the dust Of a day
underground digging coal. It took your youth, it took your life But it
could never conquer your soul. You were always there Dad, so strong, so
tall. You were my only hero when I was small. A black smudge would
appear on my nose From kisses you gave when you hugged me close. I
loved them then, I miss them now. A million dollars I’d give
if I could still have one of those.
ALL
DAY YOU LABORED DOWN THERE IN THAT HOL
| When it took your life it almost took my soul. I
was so lucky to have a Dad like you. You taught me honesty, you taught
me to be true. I was so small when you were tall, I wanted to be just
like you. I was a woman when God took you away You made me who I am and
I have to say. Whatever I become in life, whatever I achieve, Is
because you believed in me and helped me to believe.
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I APRECIATE
YOUR LABOR ALL DAY IN THAT DUST
It bought all the things I didn’t need that you thought were
a must. I never took you for granted, not even for a moment. To see
your dirty face at the end of the day made my happy heart content. I
loved you then, I love you now , I know you can look down and see. I
loved you when you were tall and I was small and happy to be me.
You’re still taking care of me from your cloud up there so
high. Protecting me , keeping me straight from your throne way up in
the sky.
I KNOW WE WILL
MEET AGAIN
You
promised when you went away. Will a smudge again appear on my nose when
you kiss me on that special day? I think not! All dressed in white, you
must be a sight. I look up to you now just as I did then. When you were
tall and I was small.
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08/25/05
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