Lauren Alaina - The Locket Lyrics
Back in '41 you met a brown eyed boy who called you prettyHe'd walk everyday a couple miles out of his way to hold your hand and keep you companyYour mama said don't call it love at 14But sitting on that front porch swingHe gave you his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget The way it felt when he held your handAnd you swore that you would never take it offAnd the butterflies you felt said it allYou were falling with a boy inside your locketBack in '43 your brown eyed boy went over seas and had to leave town for a little whileHe swore he'd marry you as soon as the war was through, you would be his wifeStanding in the pouring rainYou cried as you watched him ride awayBut everydayYou had his picture in a locket that you wore around your neckLeft it right beside your heart so you would not forgetThe way his kiss tasted on your lipsAnd everyday felt like a lifetime with him goneAnd you prayed that God would bring him safely home'Cause you made a promise to the boy inside your locketOh, 60 years you two had together and he's been gone for a couple nowAnd it breaks my heart to see you struggle to rememberAnd I've been writing all your memories down And I stopped by today to read a couple pagesGrandma, you sure look prettyAnd you smile that smile, the one I haven't seen in quite a whileAnd you said to me, I want you to keep His picture in a locket that I wore around my neckThe one I left beside my heart so I would not forgetThe greatest love and the greatest man I've ever knownBut it's getting time for me to head on home She said, that brown eyed boy is waiting and I don't wanna keep him longHeaven is calling, and she said, my heart is longingFor the boy inside your locket
