9.

How Close They Must Be

Porter Wagoner

© Porter Music, BMI

On a park bench one sunny afternoon sat a young boy and a girl about seventeen
As I stood so closely by watched them hold each other's hands
On their faces live had written we're making plans
Then he said to her you're my guiding light
Then she said to him you make my whole world seem so bright
Then I saw their books of braille and that neither one could see
And I thought how close they must be
Such tenderness my eyes have never seen two young lovers both just in their teens
And though their world gives them no light they see more than you and me
Don't you know how close they must be
Then a car stopped just a few steps away
And a voice said Jim and Jeannie it's time to go
With their hands still clutched so tight helping each other to the car
Can you imagine just how close they are don't you know how close they must be

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