Back in 41 you met a brown eyed boy who called you pretty
He?d walk every day couple miles out of his way to hold your hand and keep you company
Your mama said don?t call it love at 14 but sitting on that front porch swing
He gave you his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck
Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget the way it felt when he held your hand
And you swore that you would never take it off and the butterflies you felt said it all
You were falling with a boy inside your locket
Verse 2
Back in 43 that brown eyed boy went overseas and had to leave town for a little while
He swore he?d marry you soon as the war was through you would be his wife
Standing in the pouring rain you cried as you watched him ride away
But every day you had his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck
Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget the way his kiss tasted on your lips
And every day felt like a lifetime with him gone and you pray that god would bring him safely home
Cuz you made a promise to the boy inside your locket
Oh 60 years you 2 had together he?s been gone for a couple now
And it breaks my heart to see you struggle to remember
I?ve been writing all your memories down
And I stop by today to read a couple pages
Grandma you sure look pretty and you smile that smile
The one I haven?t seen in quite a while and you said to me
I want you to keep
His picture in a locket that I wore around my neck
The one I left beside my heart so I would not forget the greatest love
And the greatest man I?ve ever known
But it?s getting time for me to head on home
She said that brown eyed boy is waiting and I don?t wanna keep him long
Heaven is calling and she said my heart is longing for the boy inside your locket