Popular Post phinds Posted August 10, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 You can find a couple of versions of this on the Internet but I prefer this one by The Lindsey Family, (http://www.lindsey-family.com/cms/index.php?page=store) and I now have their permission to post their rendition, ripped off of their 8th album (out of 11 they've released so far). My personal preference for this version is both because I think it's the best but also because "The Lindsey Family" is my sister's boy and his 11 kids. I've known him since he was an infant and I've known all 11 kids since they were infants and I love them all dearly. Their music started out as just gospel music but has grown to include other genres. They parked their tour bus next to my house Monday night and spent all day Tuesday having a great visit with us and I got the album along with another one they hadn't given me yet. The lead singer on this track is Naomi (the feisty one ). I've put the mp3 file on my own site, here: http://www.phinds.com/Heart of the Wood.mp3 Lyrics: (I recommend reading along as you listen to Naomi) I think what made granddaddy great is that he didn't work all day I'd love the time we spent and I'd go everywhere he went We'd end up on some old deer trail And I'd listen hard as he would spin his tales We were in a field of stumps he said I got a new one for you hon These trees once stood tall and I'm the man that made them fall I cut 'em up, sanded them down And you wouldn't believe what I found 'Cause past the bark and all the scars Our home was in the heart of those old trees God bless who sowed those seeds A hundred years and they just grew And only heaven knew just what they'd mean, to our family All that time to become what they should You know our home was in the heart of the wood He smiled, said there's my favorite one, pointed at a cherry stump He said I couldn't afford the one at Sears so the good lord planted one right here He carved out what he saw within and he gave it to my dad when he turned ten Past the bark and all the scars There was a guitar in the heart of that old tree All from just one seed A hundred years and it just grew And only heaven knew just what it'd mean to our family All the time to become what it should There were songs in the heart of the wood He said we can mark a tree to keep from getting lost And it'll always point our way home like that old rugged cross A hundred years and it just grew and only heaven knew just what it'd mean Or who'd hang on that tree it held the Son of God like it should But I know it broke the heart of the wood Yes, it held the son of God like it should 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Absolutely beautiful, Paul. You have a lot to be proud of in that family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 That is neat Paul. Thanks for sharing and for taking the time to post the lyrics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 That is a cool song. Sounds like it is from the hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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