| Jimmy and Mary were quite a pair back in their younger days
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| They met a married in six weeks time and
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| That was sixty years ago this May
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| Four kids made a house a home
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| And a love for Jesus kept them strong
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| Now every morning at eight A. M
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| Jimmy takes a drive through town
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| He spends his days at Mary’s side
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| In a home for the old and broken down
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| With a cane in his lap and a Bible in his hand
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| He reads her stories about the promised land
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| And with tears in their eyes they dream of a place
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| Where everything changes in the light of Jesus' face and
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| That’s paradise… Hey, that’s paradise…
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| When the life breaks through and the old’s made new
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| And the joy will never die, that’s paradise
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| In another corner of this world, met another man named Jim
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| Told me how twenty years of running from God
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| Had finally gotten the best of him
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| He said all hope was gone and he wanted to die
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| 'Cause what could God do with such a messed up guy
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| So we talked about Jesus, God’s love and His plan
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| And when Jim walked away he was a brand new man
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| That’s paradise… Hey, that’s paradise…
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| When the life breaks through and the old’s made new
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| And the joy will never die, that’s paradise
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| Now listen, Well I know the best remains to be seen
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| In a place that’s far beyond our wildest dreams
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| But until we see heaven we’ve got Jesus' world
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| That He’ll never leave us and each prayer will be heard |