He Stopped Loving Her Today

<br>He said, &quot;I`ll love you `til I die.&quot;<br>She told him, &quot;You`ll forget in time.&quot;<br>As the years went slowly by, <br>She still prayed upon his mind. <br><br>He kept her picture on the wall.<br>Went half crazy now and then.<br>But he still loved her through it all,<br>Hoping she`d come back again. <br><br>Kept some letters by his bed,<br>Dated 1962. <br>He had underlined in red<br>Every single `I love you`. <br><br>I went to see him just today,<br>But I didn`t see no tears.<br>All dressed up to go away,<br>First time I`d seen him smile in years. <br><br>He stopped loving her today,<br>They placed a wreath upon his door,<br>And soon they`ll carry him away,<br>He stopped loving her today.<br><br>You know, she came to see him last time.<br>And we were all wonderin` if she would.<br>And it kept runnin` through my mind,<br>This time he`s over her for good. <br><br>He stopped loving her today,<br>They placed a wreath upon his door,<br>And soon they`ll carry him away,<br>He stopped loving her today.