Folks Like Us Were Born to Sing

I would watch her sing and play that old guitar
As she sang hymns and old country tunes
I'd watch her fingers as they danced across the strings
And how she closed her eyes when she begin to sing

Times were hard back in the country she would say
Hard for those livin' off the land every day
She said trouble will drive you to your knees
While her foot kept the time as she made that guitar ring

She would cry when we sang Faded Love
Amazing Grace was her favorite song
She said singin' helps a soul forget hard things
And folks like us were born to sing

She'd say son don't forget in God we trust
As she played that guitar and she sang the songs we loved
She sang about a place where there was no sun or moon
But until then we'll just sing a song or two

She would cry when we sang Faded Love
Amazing Grace was her favorite song
She said singin' helps a soul forget hard things
And folks like us were born to sing

Amazing Grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost but now I'm found
I was blind but now I see

Amazing Grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost but now I'm found
I was blind but now I see

I would watch her sing and play that old guitar
As she played hymns and old country tunes