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My Sweet Lady Lyrics
Lady, are you crying, do the tears belong to me
Did you think our time together was all gone
Lady, you've been dreaming, I'm as close as I can be
I swear to you our time has just begun
Close your eyes and rest your weary mind
I promise I will stay right here beside you
Today our lives were joined, became entwined
I wish THAT you could know how much I love you
Lady, are you happy, do you feel the way I do
Are there meanings that you've never seen before
Lady, my sweet lady, I just can't believe it's true
And it's like I've never ever loved before
Close your eyes and rest your weary mind
I promise I will stay right here beside you
Today our lives were joined, became entwined
I wish THAT you could know how much I love you
Lady, are you crying, do the tears belong to me
Did you think our time together was all gone
Lady, my sweet lady, I'm as close as I can be
AND I swear to you our time has just begun
Did you think our time together was all gone
Lady, you've been dreaming, I'm as close as I can be
I swear to you our time has just begun
I promise I will stay right here beside you
Today our lives were joined, became entwined
I wish THAT you could know how much I love you
Are there meanings that you've never seen before
Lady, my sweet lady, I just can't believe it's true
And it's like I've never ever loved before
I promise I will stay right here beside you
Today our lives were joined, became entwined
I wish THAT you could know how much I love you
Did you think our time together was all gone
Lady, my sweet lady, I'm as close as I can be
AND I swear to you our time has just begun
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I sang this song as a solo in Choir when I was a teenager. My vocal teacher told me that the song was about a man staying by his wife's side through a battle with cancer. He wanted to assure her that she was going to live and that he would never leave her.
There was a movie with this song with a woman laying in bed dying of cancer, but I can't remember the name of the song, such a long time ago. Maybe someone out there can help us out, please
There was a movie with this song with a woman laying in bed dying of cancer, but I can't remember the name of the song, such a long time ago. Maybe someone out there can help us out, please
This song, written by John Denver, was featured in a 1970 TV movie called Sunshine. It was based on a true story about a young mother, Jacklyn(Lynn) Helton living in the wilderness and her fatal battle with a rare form of bone cancer. She was only 20 years old when she made the choice not to have her leg amputated which may or may not have stopped the aggressive tumour because she wanted to be a "whole" mother for her baby girl. She had been keeping a video recording of her life, but someone stole it when she was kneeling on a cupboard putting dishes away.
Celebrities like John Denver heard about Lynn's plight and pitched in to help this young woman and her partner get her story out. Some of her own lyrics were used in some of Denver's songs, for example, "Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy" hence that movie's title. Lynn lost her battle with bone cancer and her ashes were scattered over the mountains she loved and this song was played at the service by Cliff DeYoung. I know all this so well because I was obsessed with this brave young woman and mother who died so young. I often wonder what happened to her partner and child. The movie is available on You Tube, at least it was last year. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend that you do.Christina Raines played her and apparently looked a lot like the real Jacklyn Helton.