[Intro — A cappella, female voice] Nine years old… You took my hand… I thought we'd have forever… [Verse 1 — Male voice, deep and calming] You were the brave one in the pouring rain You stood beside me, never afraid We were just children, too young to know How far a little love could go The birds we saved, the car in red A thousand memories inside my head And every year, I loved you more Never knowing what time had in store [Verse 2 — Female voice] You were the boy who stayed beside me The safest place that I could be We grew through seasons, hand in hand Made forever out of childhood plans Now there's a heartbeat, a life to come A little piece of two becoming one I see our future in your eyes And I believe we'll have all our lives [Chorus — Both voices, steady marching beat] I'm gonna love you Nine to twenty-nine I thought I'd have forever But forever ran out of time I'm gonna hold you Through every changing sky I thought we'd have forever I thought we'd have our lives [Verse 3 — Male voice, strings building] There's a letter waiting by your bed All the words I never said Tell our baby how it all began Two little kids with a lifetime planned Tell them how you rescued me How you were home before I knew what home could be If I could choose a thousand times I'd choose you in every life [Bridge — Female voice, choir slowly rising] You said we'd watch the years unfold Grow together, growing old I believed you when you said There'd be gray skies overhead [Final Chorus — Both voices, powerful orchestra] I was gonna love you Past twenty-nine I thought I'd have forever I thought we had the time We were gonna grow old Watch our baby grow There were so many tomorrows We would never get to know [Male voice fades; female voice alone] I was gonna love you Past twenty-nine… I had a whole life left to love you… [Outro — A cappella, fading] Nine to twenty-nine… I thought we'd have more time.
