Lyrics by Grandpa A.J.: This is a story about my wife My sweet wife, her name is Grace I met her in 1953, she had freckles on her face a poodle skirt: it was navy blue saddle shoes: they were black and white I said my name is A.J. I’d like to take you out tonight she said you’re very handsome sir with your outfit I’m impressed but a lady aint a lady if she so easily says yes i may change my mind one day and let you take me on a date i said your beauty is so boundless you’re so perfect - I would wait until the very last day of my life…...' I swear it’s true I’d die happy knowing I spent at least one day with you Did she finally agree to see me? Why yes she did We were married a year later, we had 2 great kids We were married a year later, we were unified as 1 We had a daughter named Nicole We had Anthony he’s our son We bought a tiny house with a yard it had a dog his name was Moon i used to watch Grace garden every Sunday afternoon i used to watch the Sun dance off of her golden skin her curly locks of her, bounced in the calm wind she used to hold my hands as our fingers intertwined she’d say: All I really want to do is kiss you one more time All I really want to do is kiss you one more time. All I really want to do is kiss you one more time. she’d say: All I really want to do is kiss you one more time Then I'd lock my lips with hers and we would go somewhere divine. we were married 10 years we were married 20 years we were married 30 years every day our love grew more we were married 40 years we were married 50 years we were married 60 years then we were married 64 I use to hold her as we danced inside our kitchen my life felt complete not a single piece was missin i fell in love so many times throughout my life but every single time was with the same woman and she’s my wife Growing old with someone hurts its a process full of pain sometimes the sunny days are full of black clouds and rain You need to have kids & grandkids it’s the truth So as you approach your final days you can still enjoy your youth My sweet wife her name was Grace she started walking with a cain in her smile i could see love but in her eyes i could see pain I can’t forget the day she told me he could really see the end i told her underneath it all she’s always been my greatest friend Every single night before we’d go to sleep and close our eyes she’d look at me, she wouldn’t say good night she’d say goodbye I remember the last night she went to sleep and closed her eyes we held each other one final time and said goodbye and then she died I locked my lips with hers and we went somewhere divine All your friends and family were at the funeral in tears even Anthony came, you hadn’t spoken to him in years my sweet wife her name was Grace how i miss you oh so much i still possess your memories but i sure miss your touch i still possess your memories but i sure miss your touch i know your soul was not inside the ashes or the dust all I want to do is kiss you one more time all I really want to do is kiss you one more time. all I really want to do is kiss you one more time. i can’t wait to see you in heaven baby it’ll be so divine Love A.J.
To be fair, I do too... I cried when i watched it the first time, about 3 years ago and i just watched it again for no particular reason but I started crying instantly... Thanks for performing this
5 years later it always ruins my make up. I love introducing you to people and stuff like this hooks them, not with cocaine but plucking heart strings.
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I fought with the tears the whole song but when A.J. spoke and said he's visiting her grave every single day i just couldn't hold back the tears and started to cry... The song is what pure love is like
It made me cry because I love my grandparents very much and I never want them to fade away in my life but I know stop that from happening, this video. I tried back my tears but as soon as A.J (I hope I got it right) came up and said that he just visited her grave, I couldn't fight it anymore. It was truly beautiful and that's true love
Respect for aj writing a song about his late wife at age 84! Also respect to Mac lethal for performing this for him. You are a legend mac. You probably won’t read this but if you do, know that I look up to you
When he said: "I remember we go to sleep last night, she went to sleep and closed her eyes, we hold each other and say goodbye and then she died." I felt that.
This wasn't sad. This was pure love. I would kill to have a love like this. I get what you're saying though. One day he will pass on and be reunited with this amazing woman. It hurts, it really hurts but this life is temporary.
Dude I'm 14 years old and I cried when I first heard this, because it made me realize how precious life is. Thanks AJ. Hell, I'm still crying writing this comment!
@Zero Cool there should be no dislikes. Look at how beautiful this. Just because people are jealous their lyrics can't match lethal, doesn't mean they should dis this shit. This is beautiful, amazing and meaningful.
I know. The tears started when she started at "love was in her smile, but pain was in her eyes." but the damn broke at the last time they said goodbye.
Why? Because he described the ultimate tragedy in life, losing the one you love most. Emotionally, there is nothing worse. And I mean nothing. Because love brings you to such unbelievable heights, the despair you feel when that person is gone is unlike any other kind of sadness. "Broken heart syndrome" is a real cause of death, it's called Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Picture elderly couple, one dies, other dies within a few days from a heart attack. I saw it personally when I was in training at the hospital. Our biology compels us to bond with a partner strongly, for the benefit of our offspring. Since procreation is the primary "goal" in evolution it makes sense that our strongest emotions are so closely tied to bonding with a partner
Every time i see this, i cry. I can only listen to it once in a blue moon. My heart can't handle it. Beauty, purity, and pain all held within such gentle words. Rest In Peace Gam Gam. And much love to you A.J. and family.
This is the most beautiful thing i ever heard... i am translating and adapting this to portuguese, ill give all credits to Mac and A.J. Edit: Done! I think the result turned out good
Damn this one hits me really hard I've lost my grandma when I was young it's hard to move on in life without someone you cared so much about it can be done but it really hurts
This is so touching to hear that a 84 year old man has so much love for his wife to visit her everyday and take her flowers... I hope to have love like this one day....
My grandpa is 95, we lost my grandmother around a month ago and it's killing him. He is on Zoloft, in the hospital, weak, depressed and giving up. I wish he would keep going but I can't imagine the pain he must be in, losing his wife after so many years.
"Every single night before we'd go to sleep and close our eyes she'd look at me, she wouldn't say goodnight she'd say goodbye I remembered the last night she went to sleep and closed her eyes we held each other one final time and said goodbye and then she died." That shit got me 😣 😭
Isaac Boxtart honestly true if a 84 year old man can write like that, have more meaning and emotion in one song then all these new rappers really shows talent and when I went to the comment section to look at the one line he skipped intentionally i literally started to cry
Everytime i hear this i get brought to tears. Ive been with my wife 13 years, married almost 4 and she is my life. Shes the light that shows me the way out of the darkness snd most of all my very best friend.
When men were masculine and women feminine................but I wouldn't say class............. they treated other humans worse than animals VERY OPENLY
@@cookieman128 Getting treated poorly is any generation. The 1950s was the golden age for America. That man is 84 and still loves his wife very dearly. When men knew how to treat women. The generation of that era have been through 2 world wars. They had a deeper appreciation.
@@chrisyako89 it was the golden age for White Amerikkkan men..........not America, and I'm not sure they had respect for women either or else there would have been no need for the women's rights movement (beyond the disruption of the civil Rights movement).............. but I do agree with you that was a period where men respected the family structure........... and that this man's poem was inspiringly beautiful
@@cookieman128 Men still respect the family structure. The problem is women don't. Society started devolving after the creation of the contraception pill (which feminist made sure wasn't made for men) and single motherhood started getting subsidised.
I mean I didn’t cry but it was sad especially because my grandmother just passed a little over a year ago and my grandfather is always alone now unless I’m home
@@alecodyI'm kinda dumb tbh. I know there is alot of songs out there that made me lose my shit sometimes but its cuz they be bringing up some pretty fucked things I've seen in my life. Anyway have you ever heard of dance with the devil. It gave me goosebumps when my friend showed it to me I was In 9th grade. I dont listen to this shit lol but yea that hoe was crazy. For now ima go listen to double with nle🤣
Thanks for this. My mom died yesterday, and I could imagine my dad writing something like this if he were poetically inclined. We’ve got a road ahead, but knowing that life and love persist after death is comforting. Thanks again.
Good ole RU-vid. Jumped on here to watch a few car reviews and less than 10 minutes later I stumbled across this and now have tears running down my cheeks. What an awesome blessed life they shared!
@@adibster0 I don't think he realizes that other dialects haven't dropped the "u" in some words like that. In the US most don't spell favourite with a "u" but cor some reason I did, so that's I how I spell it also "theatre and centre" are spelled with "re" and not "er". But again some dialects change the spelling. I spell some words to the original dialect because that's just how I was taught originally. The spelling isn't "wrong" per se.
Oh god.... never in my life have i felt this amount loneliness. Their love is so pure it hurts to realize I'm not experiencing it. I'm just 15 but never been in a relationship so this hits me in the feels. Truly the type of love to strive for. 😢😭♥♥
I was going to say something witty about onions and not crying, but damn. This poem and the way you rapped it was awesome. These tears are real. AJ will see Grace again. I strive to have that kind of love in my life.
Beautiful poem. Thank you for turning it into a song. I am 32, and I have been with my girl for 13 years. Sometimes I take our relationship for granted and forget to show our love and appreciation daily. This video made me realize that I will regret so much if I don’t show more love to my wife in a daily basis. God bless you.
If you were an amateur writer you wouldn't misspell so many words and you probably would have better sentence structure. (Sorry for that👆. I got the message, it made me cry too😥...)
this is not sad to me, but definitely beautiful. They lived exactly what we all want to lives. This grandpa is sad because he know the luck he had during his life to met his soulmate, but that's why the story is beautiful.
These kind of love is so rare and just so hard to find If only I could love the women That would die by my side I would spent my whole life With her Without regretting every breath I Just hope one day That God will bless me greatly And prepare the perfect couple That will matched with me fully I promise to love her greatly and treat her gently 😚😌 Note: this is not a lyric, this is a poem
