Until You Get There

These two souls were up in heaven sitting and talking| When he got word it was his time to go| ‘Cause a couple down in Memphis wants a baby| And heaven chose him oh so long ago| So he turned to her and he said ‘I'm gonna miss you'| She said, ‘Don't you worry, I'll be down there soon| There's a family in Tupelo praying for a daughter| And I'll be their answer in a year or two |And he said'||Chorus: ‘How will I stand earth until you get there| I won't know a soul, it'll be so strange| Wherever I go, whatever I do, I'll be looking hard for you| How will I stand earth until you get there'| |Verse: He was in his senior year down in Oxford| When a pretty junior girl walked into class| She said ‘My name's Angel, you look so familiar'| He said, ‘Maybe we met somewhere in the past'| When she said ‘I'm from Tupelo', something happened| Next thing you know, he'd asked her to be his wife| He said, ‘I've got a job waiting on me out in Dallas,| When you graduate, we'll start a brand new life'| |Chorus: But how will I stand Dallas until you get there| I won't know a soul, it'll be so strange| I'll be strong, I'll be true, I'll be waiting there for you| How will I stand Dallas until you get there'| |Verse: Sixty years and eight grandchildren later| He says, ‘It looks like my time is getting close| You know I'm not afraid to meet our maker| But I've loved you so long, I just don't know'| |Chorus: How will I stand heaven until you get there| Without you by my side, it'll be so strange| I'll hang around those pearly gates, waiting for your pretty face| Oh, how will I stand heaven until you get there| |Tag: These two souls were up in heaven sitting and talking|