As Long As The Grass Shall Grow

Johnny Cash

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I met you in the shadows and your face was all aglow,
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I remember it so well though it was many years ago
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 We both new something happened without a lot to say,
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but we had other lives and so we went our separate ways.
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But our hearts communicated and every time we passed,
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we were gradually building something that would forever last.

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As long (as long) as the moon (as the moon) shall rise,

(as the moon shall rise),
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as long (as long) as the rivers (as the rivers) flow, (as the rivers flow),
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as long (as long) as the sun (as the sun) will shine,
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as long, (as long) as the grass, shall grow.

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My heart was calling for you when one night you came along,
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we danced around each other but then we sang our song.
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Our harmony was shaky and the pitch not very true,
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but then you gave in to me and I gave in to you.
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We had to fight the world and we fought with all we had,
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we vowed to be together through the sweet times and the bad.

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I hear you whisper every night, may I have this dance ?
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And though Im not light on my feet, I always take the chance
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We have gone through many storms and often walked through fire,
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but always our loving faith took us higher and higher.
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We know the mystery of life, its love hard and long,
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(I love you) I love you and I always will as long

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As long (as long) as the moon (as the moon) shall rise,

(as the moon shall rise),
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as long (as long) as the rivers (as the rivers) flow, (as the rivers flow),
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as long (as long) as the sun (as the sun) will shine,
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as long, (as long) as the grass, shall grow.