Country Songs About Family: Celebrating Kinship in Country Music

[Verse] The saddest story I ever heard, was one in my family 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 the 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 pleas to God He got better with time, Their loves runs deep Jimmy's heart is in Margaret hands and hers in his True love its written in their 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 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 the 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 pleas to God He got better with time, Their loves runs deep Jimmy's heart is in Margaret hands and hers in his True love its written in their 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 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 the 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 pleas to God He got better with time, Their loves runs deep Jimmy's heart is in Margaret hands and hers in his True love its written in their 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 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 the 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 pleas to God He got better with time, Their loves runs deep Jimmy's heart is in Margaret hands and hers in his True love its written in their 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 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 the 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 pleas to God He got better with time, Their loves runs deep Jimmy's heart is in Margaret hands and hers in his True love its written in their 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 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 the 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 pleas to God He got better with time, Their loves runs deep Jimmy's heart is in Margaret hands and hers in his True love its written in their 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 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 the 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 pleas to God He got better with time, Their loves runs deep Jimmy's heart is in Margaret hands and hers in his True love its written in their 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 [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 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 the 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 pleas to God He got better with time, Their loves runs deep Jimmy's heart is in Margaret hands and hers in his True love its written in their 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 [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] She’s up before the dawn, breakfast on the stove, Little feet are running wild, this home they’ve roved, I sit and sip my coffee, trying to find her smile, But it’s lost beneath the to-dos, it’s been a while. [Verse 2] The playground sees her laughter, while I’m a faded face, She’s chasing every giggle, I’m drifting in this space, Nights on the couch, she’s rocking them to sleep, I’m missing her beside me, it cuts a little deep. [Chorus] I love those little faces, our family so complete, But I miss her gentle whispers, soft laughter sweet, While she’s pouring out her love, and I watch from the side, I’m missing her beside me, wishing she’d confide. [Verse 3] Her eyes are tired, worn out from the day, I see the love she gives them, brighter than the May, But there’s a quiet yearning, a place where we belong, Two hearts still beating, a love that’s staying strong. [Bridge] If only we'd steal a moment, just a breath to share, A little bit of us time, beyond this day’s repair, I know she loves me dearly, but I feel left behind, I’m missing her beside me, needing her to find. [Chorus] I love those little faces, our family so complete, But I miss her gentle whispers, soft laughter sweet, While she’s pouring out her love, and I watch from the side, I’m missing her beside me, wishing she’d confide.

[Verse] Big brother loved the game of ball Speeding down the lanes never did he stall Heart so vast he’d give the shirt first worn But his drinking left our family torn [Chorus] Big brother where’d you go Chasing dreams don’t you know Left alone to face the night In your shadow lost my sight [Verse 2] Fast cars and the late-night breeze Laughed like thunder shaking trees Kind to strangers and all we know Didn’t see his battle though [Chorus] Big brother where’d you go Chasing dreams don’t you know Left alone to face the night In your shadow lost my sight [Bridge] Whiskey whispered lies too sweet Claimed the boy we couldn’t keep Love remains through every scar Big brother you were our star [Verse 3] Trophy walls and photos bright Try to mend a soul that’s tight Memories in the cluttered space But I see you in every place