Jimmy and Mary were quite a pair
Back in their younger days
They met a married in six weeks time
And that was sixty years ago this May
Four kids made a house a home
And a love for Jesus kept them strong
Now every morning at 8 a.m.
Jimmy takes a drive through town
He spends his days at Mary's side
At a home for the old and broken down
With a cane in his lap and a Bible in his hand
He reads her stories about the promised land
And with tears in their eyes they dream of a place
Where everything changes in the light of Jesus' face
And that's paradise
Hey, that's paradise
When the life breaks through and the old's made new
And the joy will never die, that's paradise
Hey hey hey
In another corner of this world
Met another man named Jim
Told me how twenty years of running from God
Had finally gotten the best of him
He said all hope was gone and he wanted to die
'Cause what could God do with such a messed up guy
So we talked about Jesus, God's love and His plan
And when Jim walked away he was a brand new man
And that's paradise
Yeah, that's paradise
When the life breaks through and the old's made new
And the joy will never die, that's paradise, yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Now listen
Well, I know the best remains to be seen
In a place that's far beyond our wildest dreams
But until we see Heaven, we've got Jesus' word
That He'll never leave us and each prayer will be heard
And that's paradise, oh yeah
And that's paradise
And that's paradise
Yeah, that's paradise
And that's paradise
When the life breaks through and the old's made new
And the joy will never die, yeah, that's paradise
Oh, that's paradise, yeah
Oh, no no no
Oh, when the life breaks through and the old's made new
And the joy won't die, no, that's paradise
Paradise
Paradise
Paradise
Paradise