Country Songs About Family: Celebrating Kinship in Country Music

[Verse] The saddest story I ever heard, was one in my family Told to me by Margaret one day long ago A good Christian woman, with a heart of gold Jimmy sat at the table, His heart it was aching He said Im ready Lord come take me now, and this is how their story goes [Verse 2] Jimmy was a working man all his life, A good man Loyal and True They met many years ago, good family people honest and true you know their kind, True love was plain to see 2 better people you'll never meet And as she entered the room She could hear him say [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side Im hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret replies Im not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him Im not ready to let him go [Verse 3] With Gods good grace and Margaret's words and tears to God He got better with time with Margaret by his side In Jimmy's Heart Margaret has always been the one And in her's no words need spoken to tell her love is real Her love is written in this song, with 7 powerful words Im not Ready To Let You Go [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go [Bridge] It was those 7 little words that broke my heart Im not ready to let you go she said That story always stuck in my heart And i'm happy to say there love is still as strong today [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go

[Verse] The saddest story I ever heard, was one in my family Told to me by Margaret one day long ago A good Christian woman, with a heart of gold Jimmy sat at the table, His heart it was aching He said Im ready Lord come take me now, and this is how their story goes [Verse 2] Jimmy was a working man all his life, A good man Loyal and True They met many years ago, good family people honest and true you know their kind, True love was plain to see 2 better people you'll never meet And as she entered the room She could hear him say [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side Im hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret replies Im not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him Im not ready to let him go [Verse 3] With Gods good grace and Margaret's words and tears to God He got better with time with Margaret by his side In Jimmy's Heart Margaret has always been the one And in her's no words need spoken to tell her love is real Her love is written in this song, with 7 powerful words There story is written in the stars up above [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go [Bridge] It was those 7 little words that broke my heart Im not ready to let you go she said That story always stuck in my heart And i'm happy to say there love is still as strong today [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go

[Verse] The saddest story I ever heard, was one in my family Told to me by Margaret one day long ago A good Christian woman, with a heart of gold Jimmy sat at the table, His heart it was aching He said Im ready Lord come take me now, and this is how their story goes [Verse 2] Jimmy was a working man all his life, A good man Loyal and True They met many years ago, good family people honest and true you know their kind, True love was plain to see 2 better people you'll never meet And as she entered the room She could hear him say [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side Im hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret replies Im not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him Im not ready to let him go [Verse 3] With Gods good grace and Margaret's words and tears to God He got better with time with Margaret by his side In Jimmy's Heart Margaret has always been the one And in her's no words need spoken to tell her love is real Her love is written in this song, with 7 powerful words There story is written in the stars up above [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go [Bridge] It was those 7 little words that broke my heart Im not ready to let you go she said That story always stuck in my heart And i'm happy to say there love is still as strong today [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go

[Verse] The saddest story I ever heard, was one in my family Told to me by My aunt Margaret one day long ago A good Christian woman, with a heart of gold Jimmy sat at the table, His heart it was aching He said Im ready Lord come take me now, and this is how their story goes [Verse 2] Jimmy was a working man all his life, A good man Loyal and True They met many years ago, good family people honest and true you know their kind, True love was plain to see 2 better people you'll never meet And as she entered the room She could hear him say [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side Im hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret replies Im not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him Im not ready to let him go [Verse 3] With Gods good grace and Margaret's words and tears to God He got better with time with Margaret by his side In Jimmy's Heart Margaret has always been the one And in her's no words need spoken to tell her love is real Her love is written in this song, with 7 powerful words There story is written in the stars up above [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go [Bridge] It was those 7 little words that broke my heart Im not ready to let you go she said That story always stuck in my heart And i'm happy to say there love is still as strong today [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go

[Verse] The saddest story I ever heard, was one in my family Told to me by My aunt Margaret one day long ago A good Christian woman, with a heart of gold Jimmy sat at the table, His heart it was aching He said Im ready Lord come take me now, and this is how their story goes [Verse 2] Jimmy was a working man all his life, A good man Loyal and True They met many years ago, good family people honest and true you know their kind, True love was plain to see 2 better people you'll never meet And as she entered the room She could hear him say [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side Im hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret replies Im not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him Im not ready to let him go [Verse 3] With Gods good grace and Margaret's words and tears to God He got better with time with Margaret by his side In Jimmy's Heart Margaret has always been the one And in her's no words need spoken to tell her love is real Her love is written in this song, with 7 powerful words There story is written in the stars up above [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go [Bridge] It was those 7 little words that broke my heart Im not ready to let you go she said That story always stuck in my heart And i'm happy to say there love is still as strong today [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go

[Verse] The saddest story I ever heard, was one in my family Told to me by My aunt Margaret A good Christian woman, with a heart of gold Jimmy sat at the table, His heart it was aching He said Im ready Lord come take me now, and this is how their story goes [Verse 2] Jimmy was a working man all his life, A good man Loyal and True They met many years ago, good family people honest and true you know their kind, True love was plain to see 2 better people you'll never meet And as she entered the room She could hear him say [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side Im hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret replies Im not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him Im not ready to let him go [Verse 3] With Gods good grace and Margaret's words and tears to God He got better with time with Margaret by his side In Jimmy's Heart Margaret has always been the one And in her's no words need spoken to tell her love is real Her love is written in this song, with 7 powerful words There story is written in the stars up above [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go [Bridge] It was those 7 little words that broke my heart Im not ready to let you go she said That story always stuck in my heart And i'm happy to say there love is still as strong today [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go

[Verse] The saddest story I ever heard, was one in my family Told to me by My aunt Margaret, a good Christian woman, with a heart of gold Jimmy sat at the table, His heart it was aching He said Im ready Lord come take me now, and this is how their story goes [Verse 2] Jimmy was a working man all his life, A good man Loyal and True They met many years ago, good family people honest and true you know their kind, True love was plain to see 2 better people you'll never meet And as she entered the room She could hear him say [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side Im hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret replies Im not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him Im not ready to let him go [Verse 3] With Gods good grace and Margaret's words and tears to God He got better with time with Margaret by his side In Jimmy's Heart Margaret has always been the one And in her's no words need spoken to tell her love is real Her love is written in this song, with 7 powerful words There story is written in the stars up above [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go [Bridge] It was those 7 little words that broke my heart Im not ready to let you go she said That story always stuck in my heart And i'm happy to say there love is still as strong today [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go

[Verse] The saddest story I ever heard, was one in my family Told to me by My aunt Margaret, a good Christian woman, with a heart of gold Jimmy sat at the table, His heart it was aching He said Im ready Lord come take me now, and this is how their story goes [Verse 2] Jimmy was a working man all his life, A good man Loyal and True They met many years ago, good family people honest and true you know their kind, True love was plain to see 2 better people you'll never meet And as she entered the room She could hear him say [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side Im hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret replies Im not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him Im not ready to let him go [Verse 3] With Gods good grace and Margaret's words and tears to God He got better with time with Margaret by his side In Jimmy's Heart Margaret has always been the one And in her's no words need spoken to tell her love is real Her love is written in this song, with 7 powerful words There story is written in the stars up above [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go [Bridge] It was those 7 little words that broke my heart Im not ready to let you go she said That story always stuck in my heart And i'm happy to say there love is still as strong today [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go

[Verse] The saddest story I ever heard, was one in my family Told to me by My aunt Margaret, a good Christian woman, with a heart of gold Jimmy sat at the table, His heart it was aching He said Im ready Lord come take me now, and this is how their story goes [Verse 2] Jimmy was a working man all his life, A good man Loyal and True They met many years ago, good family people honest and true you know their kind, True love was plain to see 2 better people you'll never meet And as she entered the room She could hear him say [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side Im hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret replies Im not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him Im not ready to let him go [Verse 3] With Gods good grace and Margaret's words and tears to God He got better with time with Margaret by his side In Jimmy's Heart Margaret has always been the one And in her's no words need spoken to tell her love is real Her love is written in this song, with 7 powerful words There story is written in the stars up above [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go [Bridge] It was those 7 little words that broke my heart Im not ready to let you go she said That story always stuck in my heart And i'm happy to say there love is still as strong today [Chorus] I'm ready Lord take me into your loving arms I've lived a good life with Margaret by my side I'm hurting now cant you see, Please lord set me free And Margaret says But I'm not ready to let you go The Lord will have to call another time For this moment is ours Please Lord help him I'm not ready to let him go

[Verse] Daddy's boots by the fire, they tell tales of old His calloused hands so worn, but a heart of gold Raised up two young boys, taught 'em how to be men Gone too soon, but his spirit lives again [Verse 2] In the fields they plowed, with sweat and pride Under the same blue sky where their daddy died Learning life the hard way, by the strength of his spine Every word he spoke to them, withstood the test of time [Chorus] Grandfather's hands, built our family strong Legacy of love, in every old country song Whisper in the wind, from the farm to town Grandfather's hands, still guiding us down [Verse 3] And now those boys are fathers, with kids of their own Teachin' what they learned, seeds of love they've sown Granddad's wisdom flows through every line From the crack of dawn to the stars that shine [Verse 4] Little ones gather 'round, listen close, you see About the man whose love has made us free Though he's gone, his lessons always stay With every setting sun, we find our way [Chorus] Grandfather's hands, built our family strong Legacy of love, in every old country song Whisper in the wind, from the farm to town Grandfather's hands, still guiding us down