They shut the door
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Pulled the shade, told us the news
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Now, it wasn't long till the pastor came
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Read a red line from Luke
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Granddaddy said, "I'm probably damned
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From the damn things I've done"
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Then he grabbed Grandma's hand
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And in front of everyone
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He told her
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The closest to Heaven that I'll ever be
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Is somewhere with you under a big old oak tree
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If it's hell-fire or streets of gold
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Don't know where I'm gonna go
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But if one thing I know, I believe
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Honey, you're the closest to Heaven
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That I'll ever be
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Then he said, "I was noddin' off
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Whiskey on my breath
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In a pinewood back pew
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I only talked to God every now and then
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To thank Him for you
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Guess He knew what He was doin'
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When He sent you my way
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You were the only chance I ever had at ever bein' saved"
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Yeah, the closest to Heaven that I'll ever be
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Is somewhere with you under a big old oak tree
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If it's hell-fire or streets of gold
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Don't know where I'm gonna go
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But if one thing I know, I believe
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Honey, you're the closest to Heaven
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That I'll ever be
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Twenty-one guns, folded flag in her lap
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One headstone blank
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Next to one etched in black
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And it reads
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The closest to Heaven that I'll ever be
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Is somewhere with you
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Under a big old oak tree
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If it's hell-fire or streets of gold
+
Don't know where I'm gonna go
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But if one thing I know, I believe
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Honey, you're the closest to Heaven
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That I'll ever be
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Honey, you're the closest to Heaven
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That I'll ever be
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