Verse 1 She’s always up before I am, Coffee’s waiting on the stove. She smiles and says, “Don’t work too hard,” Like she does before I go. She leaves the porch light burning low, Even when I’m running late. I tell the boys I married up… Lord knows I still say it every day. Chorus She still rides beside me Down every county road. Still knows every back way home, Even with her eyes closed. She still laughs at all my stories Like she’s hearing them brand new. If you ask me where my heart is… It’s still right there with her. Verse 2 She still steals my french fries, Still tells me I drive too fast. Still reaches over, grabs my hand When we’re rolling through the past. She still knows when something’s wrong Before I ever say a thing. One look across the supper table, And she knows everything. Chorus She still rides beside me Through every winding mile. Still makes this old house Feel worth coming home to every night. She still reminds me What’s worth fighting for. I thank the Good Lord every day… Then thank Him one time more. Bridge Forty years can sure go by Before you even know they’re gone. People think love gets easier… They’re dead wrong. It gets deeper. Gets quieter. Gets into everything you are. Final Verse If you’ve been wondering Why I talk like she’s still here… It’s because I do. Every Tuesday morning I take fresh flowers to her stone. I tell her everything that’s happened Like she’s waiting back at home. Breast cancer took her from this world Three years ago this fall. It took the woman I could hold… But it never took us at all. Final Chorus She still rides beside me Every mile I have left. She’s still the first voice that I hear Inside my head. Folks can believe Whatever they choose. Me… I don’t think love ends When a heartbeat does. I think after forty-three years… It just learns How to ride along In a different seat.
