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GBack iEmn 41 you met aC bGrown eyed boy who called you pretty
GHe?d walk evEmery daCy couple miles Gout of his way to hold your hand and keep you company
EmYour Cmama saidG donC?t caGll it lovDe at 14 but sitting on that front porch swing
HeG gave you his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck
D/FLeft Emit right besiD/Fde yourC heGart so you would not forget the way it felt when he held your hand
And yoD/Fu sworEme that you would never take it off and the butterflies you felt said it all
CYou weGre D/Ffalling with a boy inside your locket
GBacEmk in 43 thaCt brown eyedG boy went overseas and had to leave town for a little while
GHe sworeEm he?d CmarGry you soon as the war was through you would be his wife
EmStanCdiGngC in tDhe pouring rain you cried as you watched him ride away
EmButD every Gday you had his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck
D/FLeft Emit right beD/Fside youCr heartG so you would not forget the way his kiss tasted on your lips
D/FAnd everyG day fD/Felt like Ema lifetime with him gone and you pray that god would bring him safely home
CCuz youG made a promise to the boy inside your locket
Oh 60 yEmears youC 2 hGadD together he?s been gone for a couple now
AEmnd it brCeaks my heart to see you struggle to remember
GI?ve beDen writing all your memories down
And IC stGop by today to read a couple pages
EmGrandGma CyoGu sure look pretty and you smile that smile
The oneC I havenG?t CseeDn in quite a while and you said to me
IDsus4 want you tDo keep
His piGcture in a locket that I wore around my neck
D/FThe one EmI left bCeside my heart so I would not forget the greatest love
And Gthe greatest man I?ve ever known
D/FBut iGt?s getting time for me to head on home
D/FShe saEmid that brown eyed boy is waiting and I don?t wanna keep him long
CHeaven is Gcalling and she said my heart is longing for the boy inside your locket
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