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Gaither Gospel | Bill Gaither - Some Things I Need To Say | December 27, 2024
- All: ♪ oh, you might forget the singer, ♪
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- ♪ but you won't forget the song. ♪
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- Bill: hi, i'm bill gaither,
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- And after spending my life making music,
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- A few defining songs have risen to the top
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- As themes.
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- ♪ these things shall pass. ♪
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- So i recently gathered together
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- The vocal band and some dear friends
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- Around the piano
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- Just to capture the songs and reflections
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- That i hope the world remembers
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- Long after i'm forgotten.
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- All: ♪ the longer i serve him, the sweeter he grows. ♪
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- - ♪ i believe. ♪
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- ♪ help thou my unbelief. ♪
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- It capsulizes everything
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- My life and work has been about.
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- Artistry,
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- Perspective,
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- Grace,
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- Relationships,
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- Eternal hope,
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- And creating moments that live on
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- For the sake of future generations.
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- So sit back and relax and listen
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- To "some things i need to say."
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- Here we go.
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- [bright music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ oh, you might forget the singer, ♪
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- ♪ but you won't forget the song. ♪
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- ♪ singers come and go and fade away. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ the melody of love remains. ♪
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- ♪ truth goes marching on. ♪
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- ♪ you might forget the singer, ♪
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- ♪ but you won't forget the song. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ this song of love i'm singing, ♪
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- ♪ you'll remember. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ you won't forget the rhythm of the free. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ the music's sure to stick there in your memory ♪
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- ♪ even if you don't remember me. ♪
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- All: ♪ oh, you might forget the singer, ♪
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- ♪ but you won't forget the song. ♪
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- - ♪ singers come and go and fade away. ♪
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- All: ♪ ooh. ♪
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- - ♪ the melody of love remains, ♪
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- ♪ and truth goes marching on. ♪
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- All: ♪ you might forget the singer... ♪
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- - ♪ but you won't forget the song. ♪
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- All: ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh. ♪
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- - ♪ there's a limit to the time we have for singing. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ it's almost like we're singing in the round. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ we'll pass the tune right on when we are finished ♪
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- ♪ as our children add their voices to the sound. ♪
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- All: ♪ oh, you might forget the singer, ♪
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- ♪ but you won't forget the song. ♪
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- - ♪ singers come and go and fade away. ♪
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- All: ♪ ooh. ♪
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- - ♪ the melody of love remains. ♪
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- ♪ truth goes marching on. ♪
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- All: ♪ you might forget the singer... ♪
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- - ♪ but you won't forget the song. ♪
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- Sing it again!
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- All: ♪ oh, you might forget the singer, ♪
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- ♪ but you won't forget the song. ♪
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- - ♪ singers come and go and fade away. ♪
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- All: ♪ ooh. ♪
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- - ♪ the melody of love remains. ♪
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- ♪ truth goes marching on. ♪
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- All: ♪ you might forget the singer... ♪
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- - ♪ but you won't forget the song. ♪
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- All: ♪ you might forget the singer... ♪
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- - ♪ but you won't forget the song. ♪
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- All: ♪ ooh, ooh. ♪
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- - oh, so good. so good.
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- [laughs]
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- [cheers and applause]
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- And welcome.
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- Now, you might be wondering,
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- "is this featuring old bill?" yup.
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- [laughter]
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- You got a full hour of just me.
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- - whoo! - all right. that's exciting.
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- - i can sense the excitement building in the room.
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- [laughs]
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- - got to give the people what they want, bill.
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- - just got to give them what they want.
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- [laughter]
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- And for all of you who've seen us in concert
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- Down through the years,
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- You know i sing with a whole bunch
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- Of great, great singers,
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- Starting with my brother,
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- One of the best singers i think i can--
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- - yeah, danny.
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- - and then gary came along.
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- And then the vocal band came along
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- With all of those wonderful singers
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- And the current bunch who's here.
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- You know, in a gaither concert,
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- We feature them on big songs like,
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- "because he lives, i can face tomorrow,"
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- "king is coming."
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- I never had much of a part on any of those, but--
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- [laughter]
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- But in the second half
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- When there's time for it,
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- We need some little extra excitement
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- In the concert...
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- - whoo! - oh, yeah. yes, sir.
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- Oh, yeah.
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- [laughter]
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- - i get to do a little solo.
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- - that's right.
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- - and they're usually
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- More kind of sensitive, low,
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- 'cause i'm a sensitive kind of guy, you know.
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- [laughter]
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- So we said, "let's put some of those songs all together
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- On a project," so here it is.
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- Lot of the songs, we have written,
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- But there are several songs here
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- Written by other people.
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- My daughter wrote a couple.
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- And of course, gloria and i grew up thinking stuart hamblen
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- Was one of the greatest writers in the world.
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- - yeah.
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- - he wrote a lot about,
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- Get it in perspective.
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- I don't care how bad things are,
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- And, brother, we've been through
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- Some pretty tough times in the last few months.
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- He says, "these things shall pass,
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- "and some great morning,
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- "we'll look back and smile
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- At heartaches we have known."
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- Listen.
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- [soft music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ these things shall pass, ♪
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- ♪ and some great morning, ♪
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- ♪ oh, we'll look back and smile ♪
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- ♪ at heartaches we've known. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ so don't forget, ♪
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- ♪ when shadows gather, ♪
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- ♪ the lord our god is still ♪
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- ♪ the king upon his throne. ♪
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- All: ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. ♪
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- - ♪ a rose looks gray at midnight, ♪
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- ♪ but the flame is just asleep. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ and steel is strong ♪
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- ♪ because it knew the hammer ♪
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- ♪ and white heat. ♪
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- ♪ these things shall pass ♪
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- ♪ and life be sweeter. ♪
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- Yes!
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- ♪ when love and faith are strong, ♪
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- ♪ they cannot long endure. ♪
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- Oh, sing the song.
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- All: ♪ these things shall pass, ♪
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- ♪ and some great morning... ♪
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- - ♪ we'll look back and smile ♪
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- ♪ at heartaches ♪
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- ♪ we've known. ♪
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- So don't forget.
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- All: ♪ so don't forget... ♪
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- - when shadows gather.
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- All: ♪ when shadows gather... ♪
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- - ♪ the lord our god is still ♪
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- ♪ the king upon his throne. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ a rose looks gray at midnight, ♪
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- ♪ but the flame is just asleep. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ and steel is strong ♪
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- ♪ because it knew the hammer ♪
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- ♪ and white heat. ♪
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- ♪ these things shall pass ♪
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- ♪ and life be sweeter. ♪
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- All: ♪ ooh, ooh. ♪
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- ♪ when love and faith are strong... ♪
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- - ♪ they cannot long ♪
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- ♪ endure. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- - yeah. [laughs]
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- - so good. - that's good.
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- - so good. - real good.
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- [applause]
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- - what a lyric.
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- The great stuart hamblen,
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- The great stuart hamblen,
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- He had great stories behind his songs,
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- Like "this old house."
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- You know, that actually happened.
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- He was out hunting, came up on an old house.
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- The old prospector had been dead for a long time.
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- He was an interesting character.
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- To write such tender songs as that,
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- It's amazing because he was a hunter
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- And he was an outdoorsman.
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- He got saved at a billy graham crusade.
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- And his neighbor was john wayne.
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- This is back in '48, '49, maybe 1950.
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- But he was telling me the story,
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- And i said, "how did that song happen, stuart?"
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- And he said, "well,
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- "i, you know, went forward to the altar,
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- "and a couple nights later, i was out working in my yard
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- "in california there, and it was getting late.
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- "it was about midnight.
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- "and i was there by my fence,
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- "and my neighbor was john wayne.
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- And he came over and he said, 'hey, stuart'"--
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- 'cause they were rough old cowboys together.
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- "he said, 'i heard what happened to you
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- "'couple nights ago.
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- You went forward in that billy graham crusade.'"
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- Stuart said, "yes," not knowing what he'd say about it.
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- And john wayne said, "i'm proud of you, man.
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- Takes a real man to go and do that."
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- He said, "i'm proud of you."
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- And stuart said to john wayne-- true story--
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- He said, "well, john, it's no secret.
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- What he did for me, he could do for you."
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- He said, "so help me,
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- This happened." - wow.
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- And john said, "stuart, that could be a song.
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- He said, "what?"
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- "it is no secret what god could do."
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- Is that a great story?
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- So--and i was telling stuart, i said,
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- "stuart, you have such great stories behind your songs."
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- And some of our songs have good stories.
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- This particular one had a great story.
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- Mom hartwell, my grandmother on my mother's side,
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- Irish side, probably where i got my poetry
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- And love for music,
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- A great saint.
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- And as she was dying....
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- And, you know, going in and out
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- Of the medication they were giving her
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- To just keep her calm and pain-free...
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- She was singing, "oh, he is so precious to me,"
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- With a big smile on her face.
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- The test tube of life is a very important thing for me.
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- How do you grow old?
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- Do you grow old as a believer,
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- With optimism and with hope,
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- Or do you grow old as a cynic?
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- And if i've ever had any prayer, it's been,
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- God, save me from becoming a cynic.
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- I do not want to be a cynic.
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- So--and i said to her,
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- I said, "mom, does it pay to serve god
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- "and especially when you're in this kind of pain
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- And this kind of situation?"
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- This is a true story too.
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- She said, "oh, billy,
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- The longer i serve him, the sweeter"--
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- ♪ the longer i serve him, the sweeter he grows. ♪
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- So we got that hook for this tune
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- And wrote it.
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- Thank you, mom. good song.
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- [tender music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- All: ♪ the longer i serve him, ♪
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- ♪ the sweeter he grows. ♪
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- - listen, children.
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- ♪ since i started ♪
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- ♪ for the kingdom, ♪
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- ♪ since my life ♪
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- ♪ he controls, ♪
- 00:14:02.197 --> 00:14:07.202
- ♪ since i gave my heart ♪
- 00:14:07.202 --> 00:14:14.009
- ♪ to jesus, ♪
- 00:14:14.009 --> 00:14:16.378
- ♪ the longer i serve him, ♪
- 00:14:16.378 --> 00:14:21.350
- ♪ the sweeter he grows. ♪
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- Sing it.
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- All: ♪ the longer i serve him, ♪
- 00:14:28.090 --> 00:14:32.795
- ♪ the sweeter he grows. ♪
- 00:14:32.795 --> 00:14:37.766
- - ♪ the more that i love him... ♪
- 00:14:37.766 --> 00:14:42.104
- All: ♪ more love he bestows. ♪
- 00:14:42.104 --> 00:14:46.775
- - ♪ each day is like heaven. ♪
- 00:14:46.775 --> 00:14:51.447
- All: ♪ my heart overflows. ♪
- 00:14:51.447 --> 00:14:56.218
- ♪ the longer i serve him... ♪
- 00:14:56.218 --> 00:15:01.156
- - ♪ the sweeter he grows. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- All: ♪ ah, ah. ♪
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- - ♪ every need ♪
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- ♪ he is supplying. ♪
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- ♪ plenteous grace ♪
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- ♪ he bestows. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ every day, ♪
- 00:15:33.088 --> 00:15:36.058
- ♪ my way gets much brighter. ♪
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- All: ♪ the longer i serve him... ♪
- 00:15:40.796 --> 00:15:46.168
- - ♪ the sweeter he grows. ♪
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- Sing the song.
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- All: ♪ the longer i serve him, ♪
- 00:15:52.608 --> 00:15:57.212
- ♪ the sweeter he grows. ♪
- 00:15:57.212 --> 00:16:01.884
- ♪ the more that i love him, ♪
- 00:16:01.884 --> 00:16:06.522
- ♪ more love he bestows. ♪
- 00:16:06.522 --> 00:16:11.360
- - ♪ each day is like heaven. ♪
- 00:16:11.360 --> 00:16:15.864
- All: ♪ my heart overflows. ♪
- 00:16:15.864 --> 00:16:20.769
- ♪ the longer i serve him... ♪
- 00:16:20.769 --> 00:16:25.474
- - ♪ the sweeter he grows. ♪
- 00:16:25.474 --> 00:16:30.813
- Sing the song.
- 00:16:30.813 --> 00:16:32.347
- All: ♪ each day is like heaven. ♪
- 00:16:32.347 --> 00:16:37.019
- ♪ my heart overflows. ♪
- 00:16:37.019 --> 00:16:41.757
- ♪ the longer i serve him... ♪
- 00:16:41.757 --> 00:16:46.395
- - ♪ the sweeter he grows. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- When did i start to love you?
- 00:17:34.343 --> 00:17:37.446
- Was the day we talked of browning
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- The beginning of it all
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- Or that time we walked the meadow
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- And the fields of corn so tall
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- That we felt like naughty children
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- Hiding from their mother's call?
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- When did i start to love you?
- 00:17:49.591 --> 00:17:52.461
- I remember just how timidly
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- Your first new song you shared,
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- And by the way you grinned,
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- I knew that you were glad you'd dared.
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- Although my evaluation wasn't worth much,
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- Still you cared.
- 00:18:03.205 --> 00:18:06.675
- When did i start to love you?
- 00:18:06.742 --> 00:18:10.412
- Was it when i went to meet you in a gown of snowy white?
- 00:18:10.479 --> 00:18:14.550
- Was it when we signed the license
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- And drove off into the night?
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- Was it when i gave myself to you
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- And felt that it was right?
- 00:18:22.724 --> 00:18:25.761
- When did i start to love you?
- 00:18:25.827 --> 00:18:29.164
- When i feared you wouldn't love me
- 00:18:29.231 --> 00:18:31.066
- If you knew how i'd been wrong,
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- And i spent that week in misery,
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- But you'd known it all along,
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- And you loved me 'cause you love me
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- And not because i'm strong.
- 00:18:41.643 --> 00:18:44.546
- Was it then i came to love you?
- 00:18:44.613 --> 00:18:48.483
- Was it when we knew for certain
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- 'bout the baby on the way?
- 00:18:50.919 --> 00:18:53.455
- Did it start the day you told me i looked pretty
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- Shaped that way?
- 00:18:56.491 --> 00:18:58.760
- Or did something special happen
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- When we waited that last day?
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- When did i start to love you?
- 00:19:04.399 --> 00:19:07.236
- Did it happen when we held her in our arms
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- For the first time?
- 00:19:09.271 --> 00:19:11.306
- Was it later when i nursed her,
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- This creation--yours and mine?
- 00:19:14.576 --> 00:19:17.512
- And i knew, compared to what we held,
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- This world's not worth a dime.
- 00:19:19.414 --> 00:19:22.751
- When did i start to love you?
- 00:19:22.818 --> 00:19:25.621
- There were nights we stayed and prayed by babies,
- 00:19:25.687 --> 00:19:28.457
- Fevers burning hot, when we really didn't know
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- If they'd make it through or not.
- 00:19:31.193 --> 00:19:34.496
- Then we'd face the dawn's beginning,
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- Thanking god for what we've got.
- 00:19:37.032 --> 00:19:41.036
- When did i start to love you?
- 00:19:41.103 --> 00:19:43.939
- Was it rushing to the clinic with a bone in amy's throat?
- 00:19:44.006 --> 00:19:47.676
- Was it nights you saw me shivering
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- And wrapped me in your coat?
- 00:19:49.478 --> 00:19:52.047
- Was it when i cleaned your bureau drawer
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- And saw you'd saved my note?
- 00:19:54.082 --> 00:19:57.819
- When did i start to love you?
- 00:19:57.886 --> 00:20:00.922
- Was it when i saw you showing benjy how to be a man,
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- How to sheathe his strength in meekness,
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- How to gently take a stand,
- 00:20:07.429 --> 00:20:09.965
- How that only strength of character
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- Can salvage this old land?
- 00:20:11.867 --> 00:20:15.203
- When did i start to love you?
- 00:20:15.270 --> 00:20:19.808
- When you held me close in silence
- 00:20:19.875 --> 00:20:22.644
- And there were no words for grief,
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- When that line of empty caskets
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- Gaped at all i called belief...
- 00:20:27.115 --> 00:20:31.520
- When that "amen" was so final.
- 00:20:31.586 --> 00:20:34.222
- I had you and dared to leave.
- 00:20:34.222 --> 00:20:38.994
- Was it then i came to love you?
- 00:20:39.061 --> 00:20:42.698
- What is the stuff love's made of
- 00:20:42.764 --> 00:20:44.266
- That can cause the world to glow?
- 00:20:44.266 --> 00:20:46.568
- Was it that you made
- 00:20:46.568 --> 00:20:47.736
- The segments that i brought you
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- Well and whole?
- 00:20:49.104 --> 00:20:50.872
- Was it when i came to recognize
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- The poet in your soul
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- That i began to love you?
- 00:20:53.909 --> 00:20:56.878
- Oh, it's not of lace and chocolate
- 00:20:56.945 --> 00:20:58.814
- That valentines are made.
- 00:20:58.814 --> 00:21:00.949
- All such things are lovely but disintegrate and fade.
- 00:21:00.949 --> 00:21:05.554
- But love, when once it grows to be,
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- Is richer far than jade.
- 00:21:09.891 --> 00:21:12.661
- I only know...
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- I love you.
- 00:21:15.397 --> 00:21:17.766
- - tender words,
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- Gentle touch...
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- ♪ and a good cup of coffee ♪
- 00:21:23.739 --> 00:21:27.275
- ♪ and someone who loves me ♪
- 00:21:27.275 --> 00:21:30.979
- ♪ and wants me to stay. ♪
- 00:21:30.979 --> 00:21:34.216
- ♪ hold them near ♪
- 00:21:34.216 --> 00:21:36.418
- ♪ while they're here. ♪
- 00:21:36.418 --> 00:21:38.186
- ♪ don't wait for tomorrow ♪
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- ♪ to look back and wish ♪
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- ♪ for today. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:21:48.463 --> 00:21:51.533
- ♪ take the blue of the skies ♪
- 00:21:51.533 --> 00:21:54.603
- ♪ and the green of the forest, ♪
- 00:21:54.603 --> 00:21:58.807
- ♪ the golds and the browns ♪
- 00:21:58.807 --> 00:22:02.377
- ♪ of the freshly mown hay, ♪
- 00:22:02.377 --> 00:22:07.783
- ♪ add the pale shades of spring ♪
- 00:22:07.783 --> 00:22:10.719
- ♪ and the circus of autumn, ♪
- 00:22:10.719 --> 00:22:14.556
- ♪ and weave you ♪
- 00:22:14.556 --> 00:22:16.391
- ♪ a lovely today. ♪
- 00:22:16.391 --> 00:22:20.862
- All: ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh. ♪
- 00:22:20.862 --> 00:22:22.764
- ♪ we have this moment ♪
- 00:22:22.764 --> 00:22:26.601
- ♪ to hold in our hands ♪
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- ♪ and to touch ♪
- 00:22:29.771 --> 00:22:32.441
- ♪ as it slips through ♪
- 00:22:32.441 --> 00:22:34.609
- ♪ our fingers like sand. ♪
- 00:22:34.609 --> 00:22:38.947
- ♪ yesterday's gone, ♪
- 00:22:38.947 --> 00:22:41.583
- ♪ and tomorrow may never come. ♪
- 00:22:41.583 --> 00:22:46.521
- ♪ but we have this moment today. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:22:53.462 --> 00:22:58.333
- - reggie, ladye love,
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- Wes, carmen,
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- Gene, todd, sherry,
- 00:23:03.872 --> 00:23:06.942
- Adam...
- 00:23:06.942 --> 00:23:10.078
- And all of you...
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- ♪ we all have ♪
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- ♪ this moment ♪
- 00:23:18.320 --> 00:23:22.891
- ♪ today. ♪
- 00:23:22.891 --> 00:23:25.026
- ♪ ♪
- 00:23:25.026 --> 00:23:29.965
- All: ♪ ooh. ♪
- 00:23:29.965 --> 00:23:36.438
- - don't miss it.
- 00:23:36.438 --> 00:23:39.407
- - this song came out of editing
- 00:23:44.846 --> 00:23:46.982
- The homecoming series.
- 00:23:46.982 --> 00:23:49.851
- I just kept looking at those pictures
- 00:23:49.851 --> 00:23:53.488
- And those wonderful people
- 00:23:53.488 --> 00:23:56.358
- Who were my heroes as i was growing up.
- 00:23:56.358 --> 00:24:00.729
- And i told don, our editor at the time, i said,
- 00:24:00.795 --> 00:24:05.066
- "you know what these people are?
- 00:24:05.066 --> 00:24:06.401
- "they're just old friends.
- 00:24:06.401 --> 00:24:09.738
- I've known them for a long, long time."
- 00:24:09.738 --> 00:24:11.540
- And, "old friends, old friends"--
- 00:24:11.540 --> 00:24:13.808
- That sounded like a hook to me, you know.
- 00:24:13.808 --> 00:24:16.344
- And we came home and started.
- 00:24:16.344 --> 00:24:18.313
- Gloria wrote the lyric.
- 00:24:18.313 --> 00:24:19.681
- And i don't know how many times we have sung this.
- 00:24:19.681 --> 00:24:21.816
- Kevin, you lead us off, okay?
- 00:24:21.816 --> 00:24:24.085
- Here we go, we're gonna do it one more time.
- 00:24:24.085 --> 00:24:25.787
- - [laughs]
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- [gentle music]
- 00:24:26.888 --> 00:24:29.891
- ♪ ♪
- 00:24:29.891 --> 00:24:38.934
- Bill: ♪ old friends. ♪
- 00:24:39.000 --> 00:24:42.704
- ♪ after all of these years, ♪
- 00:24:42.704 --> 00:24:45.240
- ♪ just old friends. ♪
- 00:24:45.240 --> 00:24:49.377
- ♪ through laughter and tears, ♪
- 00:24:49.377 --> 00:24:52.047
- ♪ old friends. ♪
- 00:24:52.047 --> 00:24:55.750
- ♪ what a find. ♪
- 00:24:55.750 --> 00:24:57.452
- ♪ what a priceless treasure. ♪
- 00:24:57.452 --> 00:25:04.926
- ♪ old friends. ♪
- 00:25:04.926 --> 00:25:08.597
- ♪ like a rare piece of gold, ♪
- 00:25:08.597 --> 00:25:11.299
- ♪ my old friends ♪
- 00:25:11.299 --> 00:25:15.170
- ♪ make it great to grow old. ♪
- 00:25:15.170 --> 00:25:17.973
- ♪ old friends. ♪
- 00:25:17.973 --> 00:25:21.810
- ♪ through it all, i will hold ♪
- 00:25:21.810 --> 00:25:24.646
- ♪ to old friends. ♪
- 00:25:24.646 --> 00:25:28.383
- ♪ ♪
- 00:25:28.383 --> 00:25:31.453
- ♪ now, god must have known ♪
- 00:25:31.453 --> 00:25:35.357
- ♪ there'd be days, on our own, ♪
- 00:25:35.357 --> 00:25:38.059
- ♪ we would lose the will to go on. ♪
- 00:25:38.059 --> 00:25:43.098
- ♪ ♪
- 00:25:43.098 --> 00:25:45.367
- ♪ that's why he sent friends like you ♪
- 00:25:45.367 --> 00:25:51.006
- ♪ along. ♪
- 00:25:51.006 --> 00:25:52.974
- All: ♪ along. ♪
- 00:25:52.974 --> 00:25:56.845
- - ♪ old friends. ♪
- 00:25:56.845 --> 00:26:00.615
- ♪ you've always been there, ♪
- 00:26:00.615 --> 00:26:03.084
- ♪ my old friends. ♪
- 00:26:03.084 --> 00:26:07.088
- ♪ we've had more than our share. ♪
- 00:26:07.088 --> 00:26:09.924
- ♪ old friends. ♪
- 00:26:09.924 --> 00:26:13.595
- ♪ through it all, i will hold ♪
- 00:26:13.595 --> 00:26:16.765
- ♪ to old friends. ♪
- 00:26:16.765 --> 00:26:20.402
- ♪ ♪
- 00:26:20.402 --> 00:26:24.472
- ♪ a phone call, a letter, ♪
- 00:26:24.472 --> 00:26:28.643
- ♪ or a pat on the back ♪
- 00:26:28.643 --> 00:26:32.447
- ♪ or a, "hey, i just dropped by to say." ♪
- 00:26:32.447 --> 00:26:37.786
- ♪ a hand when you're down, ♪
- 00:26:37.786 --> 00:26:40.755
- ♪ a loan when we just couldn't pay. ♪
- 00:26:40.755 --> 00:26:44.225
- ♪ ♪
- 00:26:44.225 --> 00:26:49.364
- ♪ a song or a story, ♪
- 00:26:49.364 --> 00:26:53.468
- ♪ a rose from the florist, ♪
- 00:26:53.468 --> 00:26:58.440
- ♪ or a little note that you happened to send ♪
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