Arkansas was not much on my mind when I was younger
When I got a little older,
it was easier to see
My Thanksgiving day with Angel Kate
Was always with my great-grandmother
Because we may not get another year with the whole family
Till 95,
oh what a life,
she told me one day,
child you'll see
Honey the days don't go by slowly
April of my eighth grade years when my mother lost her father
When I got a little older,
I saw what she had done
She gathered up her daddy's love,
gave it to me and my brother
She wiped the tears off her own shoulder,
did her best to carry on
She said we gotta try our best tonight to keep our heads held high
Because the days don't go by slowly
I wonder how
many times I'll see you again in this life
When
I was just a girl,
I said I'm gonna shine just like a star
When I got a little older,
I saw how some things are
The trophy shelves and record sales would just get you so far
But still the days don't go by slowly
I wonder how
many times
I'll see you
again in this life
And we can't fear
the setting sun
Cause though it leaves,
we know
it's not gone
Hmmmm
Hmmmm
Cause the days don't go by slowly
Arkansas was not much on my mind when I was younger