Kenny Ray Horton: Music

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I had written a version of this tune long before Bruce and I met. There was always something missing. When Bruce heard it, he actually asked if I minded us re-writing it. I thought about it and agreed. I get really emotional on this tune. It means a lot to me and that meaning grows with each person that comes up and has a hard time getting the words out to tell me how much they liked it. It's a very humbling feeling to know you have touched a person you have never met in such a way. I still love both versions and maybe someday I'll release the first version, but for now, I'm very proud of what you are hearing...I really hope you like it.

VERSE 1
On a two lane in southeast Texas
The only curve in the road for miles
She was standing in the bluebonnets out in the sun
And she'd been there for quite a while
Folks would stop and offer her a ride into town
But I don't think you could get her to go
She's fighting back tears and praying to God
For the crosses on the side of the road

CHORUS
They stand for those who gave and for better days
They stand for love so pure and hope that will endure
They're more than crosses on the side of the road
They're more than crosses

They stand for honesty and for you and me
They stand for memories and the One who set us free
They're more than crosses...

VERSE 2
On a windblown hill out in Normandy
With a view of that now famous mile
He was standing in his uniform out in the sun
And he'd been there for quite a while
He remembers that day back in '44
His best friends the first ones to go
He's fighting back tears and praying to God
For the crosses standing all in a row.

VERSE 3
We still hang a wreath in their memory
On their birthday and round Christmas time
We're doing our best to try to move on
But we're just not the forgetting kind