Close By Lyrics - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys

You've gone so far away, my darling 

Each time I think of you I cry 

I press your picture to my bosom 

Then I feel that you're close by 

Years have passed you've not returned dear 

Now they say that you have died 

But your soul will live forever 

Now I know you'll be close by 

I saw you last while you were leaving 

The tears from you I tried to hide 

You took me in your arms and said dear 

Your memory I keep close by 

They buried you in a lonely graveyard 

And a spot they left beside 

There I'll sleep 'till Jesus calls us 

So that we can be close by