Rosie Thomas - A Really Long Year lyrics

Yeah, it's been a really long year Flew to Oklahoma That's where he got down on one knee When I told my mom she was in tears The day we pulled out her wedding gown She hadn't looked at it in 40 years And I, I watched her reminisce for awhile Just 19 and walking down the aisle Yeah, it's been a really long year Made new friends in Kansas Watched my grandpa be an auctioneer Brother made that farm look like a dream The marching band played in the parade And all the bridesmaids in the trolley waved And I, I watched their faces for some time And somewhere over that rainbow was my life Somewhere over the rainbow Over the rainbow skies will be blue Somewhere over the rainbow Over the rainbow dreams do come true Yeah, it's been a really long year Laura had a baby boy while I was traveling in Germany Mother lost her friend in summertime Before she went to be with the Lord She told my brother she'd find him a wife And I, when I heard that story how I cried 'Cause I could hear the longing in his voice I could see the hope in his eyes Yeah, I could see him dancing with his bride Yeah, it's been a really long year Never thought that I would see the day I'd dance with grandpa on my wedding day