In an old house in the Valley by the woods
An old crumbling house barely stood
my daddy always told me to stay away from there
The reason why he never really cared to share
So, one day, I ventured there
I’d probably get a spanking, but I didn’t care
Curiosity had gotten the best of me
this time, I was going closer to see
the shutters hanging here and there
The windows were broken everywhere
there was no front door anymore
I could see an old, tattered rug on the floor
a table still standing set for two with
plates and cups
dirty and dusty, it looked like
someone had just gotten up
An eerie feeling came over me
And I decided I should flee
So I left in a hurry
because I saw something furry
I quickly headed back home
deciding I had been wrong to roam
I asked my daddy one more time
can you please tell me who lived inside
So he sent me down, and he told me the story
the woman was Alice, and her husband was Rory
the Greens had lived there happy and carefree
hoping one day to raise a family
But no children ever came
Day after day, their life was the same
they worked hard throughout the years
They mostly saw only dirt, sweat, and tears
Alice had a disease, and she knew she was dying
But she never gave up. She never quit trying
her only request, when the time comes, “take my hand.”
He promised he would, and together they would stand
They found them side by side with each other
Rory and Alice Green, their hands clasped together
Roy’s heart gave out in his sleep
After Alice had died, he just slumped in a heap
I sat there without saying anything. My eyes were red
Daddy got up, hugged me, and patted my head
and that’s the last thing about the greens Daddy said
And the house in the Valley where life was once lived
