Sweet Louise from The Wreckage by Charles Grace

We first held hands in 1962
Just one glance and we already knew
As sure as the color of the sky was blue
Found my forever when I laid my eyes on you

You were eighteen, and I was barely a man
I gave you a ring; you said, “Honey, I think that’s grand!”
As sure as all the yellow roses bloom
Found my forever when I laid my eyes on you

Sweet Louise, would you look at me now
You moved on, and I don’t know how
Dry as the ground that drinks all the rain
What I wouldn’t give to hear you call my name
Call my name

Through heaven and hell
In sickness and health
You stayed the same

For rich or for poor
You kept me warm
To your final days
You stayed the same

Sweet Louise, if I could look at you now
I know you moved on, and I still don’t know how
I’m as dry as the ground that drinks all the rain
What I wouldn’t give to hear you call my name
Call my name

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