I knew your smile before I knew your scars We talked all night beneath a sky of stars You let me see the pain you kept inside And for the first time, I put down my pride You never asked me to be someone new You only asked me to be honest with you And when the world got heavy on your heart I learned that love means staying through the dark I can't stop the clock or change the past Can't promise every good thing's gonna last But when the road gets hard and hope runs thin I'll reach for your hand and id choose you again And Again When the years take everything we used to know When the fire burns low and the cold winds blow When our younger days are memories in frames I'll be right here loving you the same When the mirror shows the miles we've crossed When we count the dreams and the things we've lost I'll pull you close like I did back then And fall in love with you all over again If forever's just a moment we get to hold Then I'll spend mine with you till we're gray and old And if all I leave behind is this truth The best thing I ever did was love you We'll have our days when the words cut deep And nights when worry steals our sleep Bills on the table, rain on the roof But I'll face the hard days right here with you I'll learn your silence, you'll know my fears We'll mend the hurt as the days turn into years And when I'm wrong, I'll swallow my pride I'd rather make it right than win the fight Someday the house will be quiet and still The kids will chase dreams beyond these hills We'll sit on the porch as the evening falls And laugh at the life we built through it all We can't know what tomorrow brings Or what time takes on its restless wings But one thing won't change, whatever we go through I'll keep showing up and loving you When the years take everything we used to know When the fire burns low and the cold winds blow When our younger days are memories in these frames I'll be right here loving you the same When the mirror shows the miles we've crossed When we count the dreams and the things we've lost I'll pull you close like I did back then And fall in love with you all over again and again If forever's just a moment we get to hold Then I'll spend mine with you till we're gray and old And if all I leave behind is this truth The best thing I ever did was love you One day these hands won't be as strong And the road we've walked won't stretch as long If I lose my words, if my memory fades I hope your love Stays And if you leave this world before I do I'll keep a little piece of life from you In every kind thing that I say and do I'll carry what we built my whole life through We don't get forever, now I understand That's why every second matters while we can So take my hand, let the whole world know There's nothing I'd change that led me to you WHEN THE YEARS TAKE EVERYTHING WE USED TO KNOW WHEN OUR HAIR TURNS WHITE AND OUR HEARTS BEAT SLOW WHEN THE WORLD MOVES ON AND FORGETS OUR NAMES I'LL BE RIGHT HERE LOVING YOU THE SAME When the photographs fade and the nights grow long When we can't recall the words to our favorite song I'll hold you close like I did back then And thank this life for the love again and again Through every high, every hurt, every truth I'd live it all again if it led me to you And when my last breath is all I have to give You'll be the greatest reason I was glad i lived When the years take everything And there's nothing left to prove Let the last thing that I leave behind Be a life I spent with you Not a perfect life Not a love without scars Just your hand in mine And my heart where you are The best thing I ever did The truest thing I knew Wasn't chasing forever It was spending my life with you
