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Perhaps my favorite Kathy Mattea song. Having love and support into your twilight years.
Written by Hugh Prestwood. See the lyrics! click on Show More.

THAT'S THE DEAL by Hugh Prestwood

There was a gentle man, I knew.
A stroke held his wife fast asleep.
And his whole life had come down to
The vigil he would daily keep.
I asked would he rather be free?
And this is how he answered me...
That's the deal!
That's the bargain that you make;
That's the vow that two hearts take.
That if better turns to worse you will abide
That's the deal. If it were not for God's grace,
I might be there in her place and she'd be right by my side.
That's the deal.

In my mind I still hear him talk.
I keep those words like souvenirs.
Brought from a place where couples walk,
Arm in arm through this veil of tears.
I pray someday for my own sake,
I find the heart I'll never break.
THAT'S THE DEAL.