From the recording STONE COLD COUNTRY

Lyrics

HOW MUCH HES LOVED

THE PREACHER STOOD ABOVE A GRAVE
RAIN ROLLIN’ DOWN HIS FACE
FOR A YOUNG MAN THE WHOLE TOWN KNEW
THE CONGREGATION PRAYED
AMAZING GRACE ECHOED
MOST TIMES HE DIDN’T TAKE THAT ROAD
BUT HE WAS RUNNING LATE FOR WORK
BUT HE STILL STOPPED TO HELP THAT STRANGER
CHANGE A TIRE IN THE DIRT
HEARD A HORN BLOW
THE MOMENT FROZE
AND HE WAS GONE

WHEN A MAN LOOKS BACK
ON HIS LIFE’S WORTH
FROM WHERE HE STANDS
BACK TO HIS BIRTH
THE ONLY MEASURE
BY WHICH HE’S JUDGED
AIN’T HOW MUCH HE HAS
OR HOW MUCH HE’S DONE
IT’S HOW MUCH HES LOVED

A YOUNG GIRL STEPPED FORWARD
TO THROW A ROSE UPON THE GRAVE
SHE WORE THAT HEART AROUND HER NECK
THE YOUNG MAN HAD ENGRAVED
AND THE SWEET WORDS ECHOED
“ALL THE LOVE YOU GIVE TO ME IS ALL I’LL EVER NEED”
SHE WHISPERS HIS WORDS BACK TO HIM
AS SHE FALLS DOWN TO HER KNEES
SHE SAYS BABE
DON’T BE AFRAID
CAUSE THE PREACHER SAYS

WHEN A MAN LOOKS BACK
ON HIS LIFE’S WORTH
FROM WHERE HE STANDS
BACK TO HIS BIRTH
THE ONLY MEASURE
BY WHICH HE’S JUDGED
AIN’T HOW MUCH HE HAS
OR HOW MUCH HE’S DONE
IT’S HOW MUCH HES LOVED

I AM THE STRANGER HE HELPED THAT DAY
AND I WAS SENT THERE TO EASE HIS PAIN
AND WHEN I TOLD HIM IT’S TIME TO GO
HE WASN’T SCARED BECAUSE HE KNOWS

WHEN A MAN LOOKS BACK
ON HIS LIFE’S WORTH
FROM WHERE HE STANDS
BACK TO HIS BIRTH
THE ONLY MEASURE
BY WHICH HE’S JUDGED
AIN’T HOW MUCH HE HAS
OR HOW MUCH HE’S DONE...

WHEN A MAN LOOKS BACK
ON HIS LIFE’S WORTH
FROM WHERE HE STANDS
BACK TO HIS BIRTH
THE ONLY MEASURE
BY WHICH HE’S JUDGED
AIN’T HOW MUCH HE HAS
OR HOW MUCH HE’S DONE
IT’S HOW MUCH HES LOVED
HOW MUCH HES LOVED
HOW MUCH HES LOVED

PREACHER STOOD ABOVE A GRAVE RAIN ROLLIN’ DOWN HIS FACE...