AFTER ALL THESE YEARS [Intro — Guitar, Rhodes, Strings] Background: Ooooh… Still you… Baby, it’s still you… Lead: You know… Time changes a lot of things. But somehow… It never changed this. ⸻ [Verse 1] We ain’t those two young lovers Trying to figure out this life. We’ve had some doors slammed between us, We’ve had some long and restless nights. We’ve said things we didn’t mean. Had times we both needed space. But every road that life has taken me down Still somehow leads back to your face. [Pre-Chorus] And girl, I’ve seen enough of this world To know what’s real and what ain’t. Some people spend their whole lives searching For what I’ve had right here every day. [Chorus] Lead: AFTER ALL THESE YEARS… Background: Still you… If I had to choose again— I’d still choose you. If I had one life to live all over, I’d still want you there when it’s through. We’ve gotten older. We’ve gotten wiser. Maybe a little crazy too. Background: Ooooh, baby… Lead: But after all these years… My favorite part of life Is still you. ⸻ [Verse 2] Remember when we didn’t have much? Had more dreams than money back then. We’d talk about where life might take us, Never knowing where we’d end. Now we’ve got stories in these walls. Memories money couldn’t buy. And every little line upon our faces Just proves we gave this thing a try. Background: And we’re still here… Lead: Yeah, baby. We’re still here. ⸻ [Chorus] After all these years… Background: Still you… When the whole world changed around me, Somehow I still came home to you. And if tomorrow took everything— The money, The house, Everything new— Just leave me somewhere beside you, And girl… I’d still feel rich with you. ⸻ [Bridge — Bass & Guitar Only] Lead: I don’t need twenty-five again. I don’t need those younger days. Because that young man didn’t know what he had yet. But this man does. Background: Tell her… Lead: He thought love was butterflies. Late-night kisses. Staying up until sunrise. But now I know— Love is somebody seeing you at your absolute worst… And still making room on their side of the bed. ⸻ [Spoken Soul Break] Love is arguing and still asking, “You hungry?” Background: Ha-ha… yeah… Love is knowing exactly how somebody takes their coffee. Knowing when they’re mad before they say a word. Laughing at jokes you’ve heard a hundred times. And reaching across the bed at night… Just to make sure they’re still there. Background: That’s love… ⸻ [FINAL CHORUS — KEY CHANGE] Lead: AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! Background: STILL YOU! Through every high! STILL YOU! Through every low! STILL YOU! Every wrinkle! STILL YOU! Every gray hair! STILL YOU! Lead: And when we’re old and moving slower, And these hands don’t work the way they used to do— Come sit beside me. Put your hand in mine. And I’ll tell you what I’ve always known was true— After all these years… I’d still choose you. ⸻ [Vamp] Lead: If I had the money— Background: Still you! If I lost the money— Still you! Big house— Still you! Little house— Still you! Young and crazy— Still you! Old and gray— Still you! Lead: If I got one more lifetime— Background: WE’D DO IT ALL AGAIN! ⸻ [Outro — Strings Fall Away] Lead: And baby… If someday somebody asks me what the best thing that ever happened in my life was… I won’t tell ’em about anything I bought. Anything I owned. Anywhere I went. I’ll just look across the room… Point at you… And say— “Her.” Background: Ooooh… Still you… Lead: Yeah. After all these years… Still you. End.
