He Stopped Loving Her Today

He said I'll love you 'til I die She told him you'll forget in time As the years went slowly by She still prayed upon his mind He kept her picture on his wall Went half crazy now and then He still loved her through it all Hopin' she'd come back again Kept some letters by his bed Dated 1962 He had underlined in red Every single "I love you" I went to see him just today Oh but I didn't see no tears All dressed up to go away First time I'd seen him smile in years He stopped loving her today They placed a wreath upon his door And soon they'll carry him away He stopped loving her today Ya know she came to see him one last time Oh and we alll wondered if she would And it kept running through my mind This time he's over her for good He stopped loving her today They placed a wreath upon his door And soon they'll carry him away He stopped loving her today