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Something Wonderful: Oh Sweet Lorraine
byVanderleunonDecember 15, 2019
This will make your day/week/month/year:
The most genuine country song you’ll hear all year came from the least likely songwriter. Reeling from the death of his wife of 72 years in May, Fred Stobaugh, 96, sought a way to deal with his grief and loneliness. Despite lacking any musical experience, he could hear the song he wanted to sing to her—the melody, the lyrics, the longing refrain—just beyond his reach. The Daily Dot
Gerard, thank you very much for this wonderful video. It’s a shame that so few couples experience the true love that these two must have enjoyed. The heartless, soulless and insincere use of the words *I love you* has degraded many couples real lives together. Fred is a true gem of humanity. Lorraine must have been a true gem as well.
ghostsniperDecember 15, 2019, 12:18 PM
Amazing.
We’ve been together 36 years and it seems like a lifetime but it’s not even half as long as Fred and Lorraine were together. For that old man, I feel so sad and happy at the same time.
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
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Gerard, thank you very much for this wonderful video. It’s a shame that so few couples experience the true love that these two must have enjoyed. The heartless, soulless and insincere use of the words *I love you* has degraded many couples real lives together. Fred is a true gem of humanity. Lorraine must have been a true gem as well.
Amazing.
We’ve been together 36 years and it seems like a lifetime but it’s not even half as long as Fred and Lorraine were together. For that old man, I feel so sad and happy at the same time.
If only…