The Why begins with I Just Do - 1A

Annie Bee, my bananay My Ecuadorian Ma’Quito Mosquito, hey I’m writing this down before time can steal The little things that taught my heart to feel Not because I’m afraid you’ll go Or because our love ain’t strong enough to know But years ago another woman cried And asked a question I could not provide Pre-Chorus She said, “Tell me why you love me.” I searched the dark and came up empty Chorus “I just do” Was all I knew A Nike slogan hanging in the air “I just do” And she needed more Than a closing door She wasn’t asking for reasons to believe She was asking me to let her feel loved by me Verse 2 Twenty years can build a home And still leave two hearts feeling all alone We had our troubles, deep and wide And I got lost trying to fix the tide I thought love was something that survived The storms and years and daily grind I never knew love could disappear Without ever leaving, year by year Pre-Chorus She said, “Tell me why you love me.” And I thought she meant philosophy Chorus “I just do” Was all I knew A hollow answer from a man who couldn’t see “I just do” Now I understand What slipped through my hands She wasn’t asking for a list to prove She was asking if I still wanted her in the room Bridge And here’s the strange thing that I learned Long after all the bridges burned Love ain’t freckles, eyes, or hair Or favorite songs and moments shared Love ain’t ten reasons written down Or wedding rings and wedding gowns Love is waking every day And wanting that soul beside your way Love is choosing one more dawn And missing them when they are gone Final Chorus Annie Bee, if you should ask The question that once stopped me in my tracks Why do I love you? I could tell you of your smile And how you make hard roads worthwhile I could tell you of your laugh And all the ways our pieces match But the truest answer that I’ve found After all the years I’ve walked around Is love is not a list of things Or all the joy another brings It’s the daily pull I can’t undo The thousand little roads that lead to you And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand reasons, maybe more But after all the searching through The why begins… With “I just do.”