Wally

I look around this house and see the love you left behind

Every bathroom you remodeled, always working, always kind

Down in Woodbine's finished basement, I can feel your quiet grace

A Spirit-filled believer who brought Jesus to this place

Oh, Wally, you're my soulmate, the one who taught me love

Now you're resting in the glory of the Savior up above

You always knew my changing moods, you'd lift me when I'd fall

I miss you more than words can say, my lover and my all

Jesus took you home, but my spirit holds you near

I just wish your faithful arms were holding me right here

You taught the kids to ride their bikes, to drive and take the wheel

Showed them how to work with pride and what an honest job should feel

I smile thinking of the cattle, sneaking bread they shouldn't eat

And fencing off the eighty acres in the summer heat

Oh, Wally, you're my soulmate, the one who taught me love

Now you're resting in the glory of the Savior up above

You always knew my changing moods, you'd lift me when I'd fall

I miss you more than words can say, my lover and my all

Jesus took you home, but my spirit holds you near

I just wish your faithful arms were holding me right here

From catching that five-pound walleye at the cabin by the lake

To the way you loved the grandkids, every memory we'd make

A born-again, devoted man, trustworthy, strong, and true

I thank the Lord in heaven for the gift of loving you

For over forty-nine sweet years, we shared a single life

I was so incredibly blessed to be your earthly wife

Now I'll keep the faith you showed me, as I walk this road alone

Until the day that Jesus comes to call my spirit home

Oh, Wally, you're my soulmate, the one who taught me love

Now you're resting in the glory of the Savior up above

You always knew my changing moods, you'd lift me when I'd fall

I miss you more than words can say, my lover and my all

Jesus took you home, but my spirit holds you near

I just wish your faithful arms were holding me right here

Yes, I wish that you were here to hold and love me, dear