Cottonwood Valley Lyrics

Your momma called today

Saying, take it all away

I would rather see them worn

Than gathering dust in drawers

Four years since the day

The earth called you away

And the waves were strong and blue

As you drifted from the shore

The cottonwood trees

Sent us early snow in summer

And they laid a blanket white

For you to walk upon

An orchid's purple blooms

Floated round your head like halos

And you danced beneath the dogwoods

As their yellow flowers grew

Your momma called today

Saying, take it all away

I'd rather see them worn