Robin Johnston

Lyrics

There's an auction house up in the pines
Located on the Wayne County/Clay County lines
An old log cabin fixin to be sold
That day on Blue Point Ridge, truth be told
Well seeing that little cabin there wasn't much
Just a big fireplace and an abandoned jewelry box
In this box there was a ring of gold
And a story behind it that'll kill your soul
(On the Wayne County/Clay County line)

With a note that said "Marry me in the Spring"
To most folks that didn't mean a thing
Except for the man who fought long overseas
This same auctioneer calling this auction, you see.
They were supposed to have met the night before he left
Guessing it wasn't meant to be because she was kept
At home by her sick mama who was near death
By the time she arrived he'd already left
(On the Wayne County/Clay County line)

So she never got the note or the promise part
He thought she chose another man's heart
So the auctioneer had dreaded this day
Fighting back the tears saved up all those years
Got through most everything
Then he finally got to the ring
He started the bids with a lump in his chest
He was trying to do his very best
(On the Wayne County/Clay County line)

He was just there to do his job
But he didn't expect it to be this hard
The auctioneer's heart was broken in two
To sell that ring that once was new
He told them all why it meant so much
To him long ago when he had such a crush
On the prettiest woman he ever did know
But time now had gone he missed her so
(On the Wayne County/Clay County line)

Well, nobody seemed to want that old ring
Except the lady in the back that kept bidding
When the lady came up in front to pay
And in her hand the ring he laid
Neither had a word to say
With big tears rolling down their face.
She had come back home to bury her dad
Returned here with all their memories she had
(On the Wayne County/Clay County line)

Not knowing if she'd see her true love
Embracing and thanking the good Lord above
Perhaps a second chance at first romance
For when their eyes met they went back in time
To what happened on that Wayne County/Clay County line
So don't ever doubt a love that's gone
You might even be the lucky one
To find two hearts that time will bind
On the Wayne County/Clay County line

Like at the Buckeye Auction.....
On the Wayne County/Clay County line