Pledging My Love-David Allan Coe

[ti:Pledging My Love] [ar:David Allan Coe] [al:Tennessee Whiskey] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Pledging My Love - David Allan Coe [00:00.17]It was in the Nineteen fifties [00:03.50] [00:06.08]And I was in the Boys Industrial School in Lancaster Ohio [00:11.35] [00:13.80]And my favorite singer at that time was Johnny Ace [00:17.41] [00:19.86]One night I came in a from my work assignment [00:22.92] [00:24.92]And the guard told me that Johnny Ace was dead [00:27.73] [00:29.65]He'd taken a gun and killed himself and on the table [00:35.61] [00:37.48]On the table beside him they found a a tape of a song that [00:42.75] [00:43.52]That he had written moments before he died [00:46.13] [00:48.82]I've always wanted to sing that song but I was never able to a [00:52.69] [00:53.79]I think after all these years [00:55.14] [00:56.70]That I'd like to try to sing it for you Johnny [00:59.72] [01:01.61]Forever my darling our love will be true [01:07.77] [01:09.77]Always and forever I'll love only you [01:15.81] [01:18.05]Just promise me darling your love in return [01:24.06] [01:26.00]Make this fire in my soul dear forever burn [01:32.82] [01:35.44]My heart's at your command dear [01:38.74] [01:40.05]To keep love and to hold [01:42.62] [01:43.22]Making you happy is my desire [01:46.31] [01:47.35]Keeping you is my goal [01:50.25] [01:50.85]I'll forever love you the rest of my days [01:56.68] [01:58.60]I'll never part from you and your loving ways [02:04.54] [02:23.71]My heart's at your command dear [02:26.96] [02:27.84]To keep love and to hold [02:30.71] [02:31.48]Making you happy is my desire [02:34.60] [02:35.94]Loving you is my goal [02:38.50] [02:39.16]I'll forever love you the rest of my days [02:44.86] [02:46.92]I'll never part from you and your loving ways [02:52.50] [02:56.76]This is my last letter [02:58.08] [03:02.06]End of the song [03:03.18] [03:05.63]My life is so miserable [03:07.09] [03:08.64]I can't go on