JK Nick Nichols

Lyrics

When A Memory Is All That's Left
JK Nick Nichols
Nicholsworth LLC Music Publishing (SESAC)

Ten miles out of Knoxville
One hand on the steering wheel
The other thumbing through the radio
When something caught my eye
On a grassy hill by the roadside
That slowed my errant speed to a crawl

A white wooden cross
A family gathered round
Momma and her three little girls
And a Christmas wreath
For all the world to see
But how--many passers-by really know

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There'll be one less plate at a table for five
And one less present someone has to buy
But at that moment in time
I couldn't help but cry
‘Cause I---know all too well how they felt
When a-memory-is all--that's left

So--I -said--a simple prayer
Though they'll never know I care
That the good Lord watch o-ver them from above
And when they get back in their car
To travel near or travel far
They'll never leave the shadow of that cross

For if anyone knows loss
It's him who gave it all
That we might find comfort in despair
Life's no easy walk
It happens to us all
And somewhere else this Christmas chances are

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There'll be one less plate at a table for five
And one less present someone has to buy
So as we celebrate this year
There'll be an extra candle lit
‘Cause I know all too well exactly how they felt
When a-memory-is all--that's left

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