You Were There
You Were There-John Carey (3:21)

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Songwriter; John Carey
Publishing7; John Carey Music, BMI
Release date; Nov. 01, 2018

Lyrics; YOU WERE THERE
VERSE;
Well way back when we were young you were the boy across the way We had fun on our farm out chasin’ cats across the hay You were there when I was caught shootin’ spitwads back in school You signed my teacher’s note but I’m not sure she was fooled
Verse;
You were there to ride along in my daddy’s Chevrolet I run it off the road ‘n you washed the weeds and mud away You were there as my best man when they rang those wedding bells Then came to lend a hand to put my broken home for sale
Chorus; You were there to understand through the good times and the bad How treasured were the days that we once shared Sometimes you made me laugh and there’s times you made me mad But anytime I’d need a friend you were there
Bridge; Many years have passed since you moved far from our home I sent a card on Christmas last but it came back address unknown
Verse; Then the dark clouds swiftly came the day my daddy passed along We gathered at the grave as I was tryin’ to be strong Then the bugle softly rang as we bowed our heads in prayer I stared down at the flag when I looked up and