I Was With Red Foley [The Night He Passed Away]

(There'll be peace in the valley
For him how we pray i was with Red Foley the
Night he passed away)
We was down in Port Wayne Indiana the
Night the Lord took Red away
And we had to get there a little
Early cause we had a matinee
And when Red first went on stage it seemed
That he moved and talked a little slow
But of course he went on to
Do his regular great show
So soon the afternoon show was over with and
We all went down the street and ate
Red said he wasn't very hungry
But he came along anyway
And we got done eaten and came
Back to the last show
But the thing just would be Red's
Very last well who's to know
And when he went on the stage
For his own ten thousandth time
We was all back to the curtains
There just shootin' the lines
But when he sang Peace In The Valley
There was such a quiet still
I know I'll never forget it and
Anyone that was there never will
Well soon the last show was over with
And I went back to the hotel
And Red gave me a call
I told him to come on over I
Was just starin' at the four walls
So he came over to my room
He was just next door there
Lit a cigarette and sat down in the chair
And he started talkin' bout all the worries
That a country music singer has
I said old Red I reckon it's not that bad
He said yeah you're workin' a lot now
And you'll have 'em some day
Your dad had 'em and I have 'em
I guess it's just meant that way
Then he got up and these were
The last words he said
I'm awful tired now Hank and I've
Got to go to bed
And while I layed there with Red
Just a few steps away
The angels came and took him
Into the last golden stage
(There'll be peace in the valley
For him how we pray i was with Red Foley the
Night he passed away)