[Verse 1] A notebook tucked beneath her arm Her voice just a Dancin' the pines Rocky roads were a part of the ground But nothing could ever slow her down With one old guitar on her knee She was bound to set her music free [Pre-Chorus] Take her stand and never stop Clear from the Great Smoky Mountain top [Chorus] Soul strong... the perfect flower of spring Valley echoes waited just to hear her sing With all the strength of the tall Tulip tree A picture of grace... well, that’s all I see [Verse 2] Her words were spoken plain and true Straight from the holler to me and you Born of a spring from the highest peak No question, her own mind to speak Down on the family farm, she learned to survive Hardships faced... yet she would only thrive [Pre-Chorus] Take her stand and never stop Clear from the Great Smoky Mountain top [Chorus] Soul strong... the perfect flower of spring Valley echoes waited just to hear her sing With all the strength of the tall Tulip tree A picture of grace... well, that’s all I see [Bridge] Every challenge met, and she made no claim Yet there ain't a soul alive gonna forget her name... She scattered LOVE, like wild seeds Pretty as an Appa-latch-in Rose Songs steeped in old mountain lore Travel just past yonder ridge And you can see her in the mist [Vocal Interlude] Mmm-mmm-mm... Oh, the valley echoes... [Pre-Chorus] Take her stand and never stop Clear from the Great Smoky Mountain top [Chorus] Soul strong... the perfect flower of spring Valley echoes waited just to hear her sing With all the strength of the tall Tulip tree A picture of grace... well, that’s all I see [Instrumental break] (guitar solo) [Final Chorus] Soul strong... the perfect flower of spring Valley echoes waited just to hear her sing With all the strength of the tall Tulip tree A picture of grace... well, that’s all I see She shared her gifts a natural choice Her own stories, in her own voice [Outro] Valley echoes waited... just to hear her sing A guitar in her hand... She let her spirit ring... [Fade Out]
