Jerry Jeff Walker - Promise lyrics

Jerry Jeff Walker For your birthday, I thought that I'd give you A little something from me A gift you would treasure, something you'd always keep At first I thought maybe some j**elry With lots of diamonds or gold But any man with deep pockets can go and buy one of those Chorus: No, I wanted something, something that money can't buy A gift I could give you, and it would last for all time So I wrote you this love song, one I hoped that you'd like And I've wrapped it in a promise, to love you all of my life These days it's so easy to buy things, no effort needed at all Anything you desire, all you do is make a call But I wonder how often it's happened, once you've brought it home That shiny new trinket now leaves you cold and alone