James and Jeannie

Verse 1

James met Jeannie back in seventy-nine

September dirt on a schoolhouse line

She had pigtails and a skinned-up knee

He shared his pop rocks, wild and free

Through high school halls and county fairs

Got their first car, didn't have a care

He worked the mill, she learned to teach

Built a life within arm's reach

Chorus

Route 239 where the blacktop bends

Two hearts started back then

Still running strong through the frost and rain

James and Jeannie write their own refrain

Same front porch where the morning glows

Fifty years of how it goes

He still holds her hand when the evening comes

Route 239, you raised these ones

Verse 2

Gray in her hair now, lines on his face

Same gentle rhythm, same steady pace

Friday night fish fries at the VFW

She still laughs at his jokes, Lord knows that's true

Their daughters visit with kids in tow

Jeannie rocks slow while the tomatoes grow

James still hums that old Hank tune

Underneath a harvest moon

Chorus

Route 239 where the blacktop bends

Two hearts started back then

Still running strong through the frost and rain

James and Jeannie write their own refrain

Same front porch where the morning glows

Fifty years of how it goes

He still holds her hand when the evening comes

Route 239, you raised these ones

Bridge

He said I'd love her till the pavement cracks

She said I'll be right there holding it back

Two names carved in the fence post wood

Right where it all began for good

Chorus

Route 239 where the blacktop bends

Two hearts started back then

Still running strong through the frost and rain

James and Jeannie write their own refrain

Same front porch where the morning glows

Fifty years of how it goes

He still holds her hand when the evening comes

Route 239, you raised these ones

Outro

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James and Jeannie

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