Carter caves Vow

Verse 1

Limestone walls

Deep inside the hollow where the water falls

Cool air rising from the mouth of the cave

Bonnie wore white

Summer sunlight

Cut through the green leaves

Brother Terry stood tall

He held the book

Joe took a breath

Steady

Strong

They didn't wait long

Chorus

Now you are one

Now you are one

Married at the mouth of the Carter Caves

Where the birds sing loud

Far from the crowd

Kiss your bride

Let the knot be tied

Never say goodbye

Post-Chorus

Married at the caves

Married at the caves

Way down in the Kentucky shade

Verse 2

Dusty trail

Banjos ringing out a lonesome trail

Flowers bloomed bright

Yellow

Red

Petals on the limestone bed

Family gathered round the bend

Hugging every friend

Some are gone now

Resting in the clay

Buried away

Time moved fast

Too fast

But the love didn't pass

Chorus

Now you are one

Now you are one

Married at the mouth of the Carter Caves

Where the birds sing loud

Far from the crowd

Kiss your bride

Let the knot be tied

Never say goodbye

Post-Chorus

Married at the caves

Married at the caves

Way down in the Kentucky shade

Bridge

The birds sang then

The birds sing now

Joe keeps his promise

Joe keeps his vow

Looking back at the mountain

Looking back at the holler

Looking back at the day

Guitar Solo

Verse 3

Grey hair

Walking slow

Still got nowhere else to go

Hand in hand

Side by side

Still the groom

Still the bride

The caves stay cool

While the years get hot

They kept what they got

One heart

One soul

One life

Chorus

Now you are one

Now you are one

Married at the mouth of the Carter Caves

Where the birds sing loud

Far from the crowd

Kiss your bride

Let the knot be tied

Never say goodbye

Outro

Still as one

Joe and Bonnie

Under the sun

At the Carter Caves

Still as one

Still as one

Never say goodbye