The House That Love Built (Verse 1) Well, you’re standing at the starting line, dressed in white and black Looking at the long road and never looking back. The cake is gone, the flowers fade, the music’s died away And now begins the quiet work of living day to day. Don’t you think that love is just a feeling in the chest It’s a choice you make each morning when you’re put to the test. It’s not the lightning in the sky or the thunder in the air It’s the way you’re standing steady when the other’s in despair. (Verse 2) There’ll be days the coffee’s cold and the bills are piling high And you’ll look across the table with a heavy, tired sigh. That’s when you need to remember why you said those holy vows ‘Cause a marriage isn't built on just the "afters" and the "nows." It’s a garden that needs weeding, it’s a roof that needs a nail It’s the faith that keeps on rowing when you’ve lost your only sail. Never go to bed in anger, let the sun set on your peace For the pride is just a prison that’ll never give release. (Chorus) (Full Harmony – Warm and Proud) Oh, it’s a long and winding highway, it’s a mountain left to climb But you’ve got a partner for the journey and the time. Build your house upon the rock, not the shifting of the sand And hold on tight to the promise in the hollow of your hand. For the greatest of the treasures that a man and wife can find Is the simple, quiet kindness that leaves the world behind. (Verse 3) Be each other’s biggest fan and each other’s safest place Find the beauty in the wrinkles on a familiar, aging face. Laughter is the medicine that’ll keep the spirit young And "I’m sorry" is the hardest song that’s ever to be sung. Don’t you try to change the other, let 'em bloom just as they are For a diamond needs the pressure just to be a shining star. Keep the kitchen full of stories and the bedroom full of grace And let the love be the only map inside this crazy race. (Instrumental Break: Fiddle and Acoustic Guitar Duet) (Verse 4) One day you’ll be sitting on the porch, just like your Grandma and me Looking at the branches of your own family tree. You’ll see the fruit of all the years, the joy and all the tears And you’ll realize that the love you shared has conquered all the fears. It’s a legacy of holding on when the world says "let it go" It’s the secret of the harvest that only the sowers know. So walk together, dream together, through the thick and through the thin And you’ll find that you’re the winners of the greatest race there’s been. (Bridge) (The music drops to a rhythmic pulse) Two become one... Underneath the sun... The work has begun... Until the race is won. (Chorus) (Full Anthem – Massive Harmonic Build-up) Oh, it’s a long and winding highway, it’s a mountain left to climb But you’ve got a partner for the journey and the time. Build your house upon the rock, not the shifting of the sand And hold on tight to the promise in the hollow of your hand. For the greatest of the treasures that a man and wife can find Is the simple, quiet kindness that leaves the world behind. (Outro) (Fading Fiddle) Build it strong... Build it true... I’m so proud... Of both of you... (One final, resonant acoustic guitar chord).
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