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Bye and bye. Why must it be this way? I heard
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him say to her before he walked away. And what
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will I ever do? How will I begin to make it without
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you? But there written on her face, the answer
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plain and clear was difficult to trace through
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the tears. For time upon this earth will fly
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and all of us must die and loving hearts will
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meet again. Bye and bye. And as he turned and
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walked away, the lines of age were clear for
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everyone to see, for time had taken quite a toll
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and filled his mind with fear. What would the
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future bring? But there, written on his face,
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the answer, plain and clear, was difficult to
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trace through the tears. For time upon this earth
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will fly, and all of us must die, and loving
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hearts will meet once again, by and by. Gazing
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in the casket, he felt all alone. But in his
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heart, he knew they'd meet again before too long.
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But there, written on their face, the answer
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plain and clear was difficult to trace through
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the tears. For time upon this earth will fly
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and all of us must die. And loving hearts will
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meet once again. Bye and bye and bye. Bye and
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bye and bye. Bye and bye and bye. Bye and bye
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and bye. David Mays, August the 6th, 1991. Well,
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91, this is like two days of a very successful
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football season. We made it to the semifinals
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that year. 91, who passed away in 91? Well, I'm
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embarrassed to say, but, you know, whenever you
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go to funerals and you see All the sadness on
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people's faces mixed with the love and just the
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memories and the family ties and the young children,
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grandchildren. Elderly is the contrast. You see
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people that die too young. You see people that
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die. You know, my granddad lived to be 98. My
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other granddad died in 1955, the year before
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I was born. I never met Boyd Leak Mays. My namesake
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have the same middle name. But I met Coley, my
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papa. He was born in 1895, so he died in 1993
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then, so he was still with us at this time. But
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you see the faces, and you recognize the lines
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of wear and age, and you look in the casket and
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you see, either a person that was elderly or
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you see a person that died before their time.
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Of course, when a child dies, a parent has to
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bury their own child. That just doesn't make
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any sense. That's happened in our family, probably
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all families. People pass through those situations
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and have to contend with those situations. Sometimes
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accidents happen. Sometimes drugs intervene.
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But you see through your tears, you see the pain,
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whether it's timely or untimely. Of course, death
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is never embraced, and it's always, you know,
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I've never liked going to funerals. Nobody does.
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I mean, I just, Jenny told me one time, the best
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thing you can do for people is just give them
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a hug, and you don't have to say anything. I
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think that's why this song. touches you because
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what can you say? Some people are better at talking.
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Some people like to get up at funerals. I've
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sung for my granddad's funeral. I wrote him a
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song, sang it at his funeral. I wrote my dad
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a song, sang it at his funeral. I wrote my mom
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a song. She's still here at 97. She probably
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outlived me, but if not, I'll be singing to her
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funeral, I'm sure. I sang at Hunter's funeral,
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my brother's. Son, you just look in a casket
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and eventually it'll be your turn to say goodbye
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to your spouse or hopefully not your children.
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But the good thing is that we will all be together
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by and by. When my dad passed, I remember thinking,
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who am I going to call whenever somebody pitches
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a note or hit her? Breaks into the majors and
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goes four for four, seven for eight. Their first
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eight at -bats, that happened this year. A young
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man went seven for eight. His first eight at
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-bats got seven hits. I mean, I want to reach
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for the phone and call Ken Mason. So I reach
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for the phone and generally, you know, I'm going
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to call Christopher and tell him we had a lot
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of baseball battles together. So I'm going to
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tell him it's baseball especially. Hey man, did
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you see that? God, did you see that catch? But
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everybody has somebody that they want to talk
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to. And generally, if we're lucky, it's our spouse,
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our children, grandchildren. But we all will
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fly this earth one day. And Jenny and I, we don't
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know how other people do it without our faith.
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I don't know how we would have navigated. And
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we both want the other one to go first. And I
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told her, you can go first. I've got me a plan.
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Don't you worry. Thelma and Louise ain't got
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nothing on me. Bye and bye.
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Bye and bye. Why must it be this way? I heard
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him say to her before he walked away. And what
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will I ever do? How will I begin to make it without
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you? But there written on her face, the answer
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plain and clear was difficult to trace through
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the tears. For time upon this earth will fly
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and all of us must die and loving hearts will
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meet again. Bye and bye. And as he turned and
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walked away, the lines of age were clear for
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everyone to see, for time had taken quite a toll
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and filled his mind with fear. What would the
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future bring? But there, written on his face,
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the answer, plain and clear, was difficult to
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trace through the tears. For time upon this earth
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will fly, and all of us must die, and loving
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hearts will meet once again, by and by. Gazing
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in the casket, he felt all alone. But in his
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heart, he knew they'd meet again before too long.
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But there, written on their face, the answer
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plain and clear was difficult to trace through
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the tears. For time upon this earth will fly
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and all of us must die. And loving hearts will
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meet once again. Bye and bye and bye. Bye and
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bye and bye. Bye and bye and bye. Bye and bye
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and bye. David Mays, August the 6th, 1991. Well,
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91, this is like two days of a very successful
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football season. We made it to the semifinals
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that year. 91, who passed away in 91? Well, I'm
00:02:08.259 --> 00:02:17.960
embarrassed to say, but, you know, whenever you
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go to funerals and you see All the sadness on
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people's faces mixed with the love and just the
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memories and the family ties and the young children,
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grandchildren. Elderly is the contrast. You see
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people that die too young. You see people that
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die. You know, my granddad lived to be 98. My
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other granddad died in 1955, the year before
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I was born. I never met Boyd Leak Mays. My namesake
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have the same middle name. But I met Coley, my
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papa. He was born in 1895, so he died in 1993
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then, so he was still with us at this time. But
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you see the faces, and you recognize the lines
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of wear and age, and you look in the casket and
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you see, either a person that was elderly or
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you see a person that died before their time.
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Of course, when a child dies, a parent has to
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bury their own child. That just doesn't make
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any sense. That's happened in our family, probably
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all families. People pass through those situations
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and have to contend with those situations. Sometimes
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accidents happen. Sometimes drugs intervene.
00:04:20.459 --> 00:04:27.449
But you see through your tears, you see the pain,
00:04:27.610 --> 00:04:31.379
whether it's timely or untimely. Of course, death
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is never embraced, and it's always, you know,
00:04:43.329 --> 00:04:48.579
I've never liked going to funerals. Nobody does.
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I mean, I just, Jenny told me one time, the best
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thing you can do for people is just give them
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a hug, and you don't have to say anything. I
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think that's why this song. touches you because
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what can you say? Some people are better at talking.
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Some people like to get up at funerals. I've
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sung for my granddad's funeral. I wrote him a
00:05:14.139 --> 00:05:16.379
song, sang it at his funeral. I wrote my dad
00:05:16.379 --> 00:05:19.720
a song, sang it at his funeral. I wrote my mom
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a song. She's still here at 97. She probably
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outlived me, but if not, I'll be singing to her
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funeral, I'm sure. I sang at Hunter's funeral,
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my brother's. Son, you just look in a casket
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and eventually it'll be your turn to say goodbye
00:05:48.579 --> 00:05:53.879
to your spouse or hopefully not your children.
00:05:54.000 --> 00:05:58.120
But the good thing is that we will all be together
00:05:58.120 --> 00:06:03.449
by and by. When my dad passed, I remember thinking,
00:06:03.569 --> 00:06:10.939
who am I going to call whenever somebody pitches
00:06:10.939 --> 00:06:15.279
a note or hit her? Breaks into the majors and
00:06:15.279 --> 00:06:18.610
goes four for four, seven for eight. Their first
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eight at -bats, that happened this year. A young
00:06:20.209 --> 00:06:24.610
man went seven for eight. His first eight at
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-bats got seven hits. I mean, I want to reach
00:06:27.709 --> 00:06:34.970
for the phone and call Ken Mason. So I reach
00:06:34.970 --> 00:06:38.029
for the phone and generally, you know, I'm going
00:06:38.029 --> 00:06:41.430
to call Christopher and tell him we had a lot
00:06:41.430 --> 00:06:44.550
of baseball battles together. So I'm going to
00:06:44.550 --> 00:06:48.610
tell him it's baseball especially. Hey man, did
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you see that? God, did you see that catch? But
00:06:54.949 --> 00:06:58.709
everybody has somebody that they want to talk
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to. And generally, if we're lucky, it's our spouse,
00:07:03.990 --> 00:07:11.009
our children, grandchildren. But we all will
00:07:11.009 --> 00:07:18.819
fly this earth one day. And Jenny and I, we don't
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know how other people do it without our faith.
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I don't know how we would have navigated. And
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we both want the other one to go first. And I
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told her, you can go first. I've got me a plan.
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Don't you worry. Thelma and Louise ain't got
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nothing on me. Bye and bye.
