Where We Are Now

[Verse 1] I met a green-eyed blonde in Kentucky, And we didn’t make it easy at first. We both came in with our own problems, And sometimes we made things worse. We argued, we got mad and walked away, Said things we didn’t really mean, But neither one of us gave up, And somewhere in there we became a team. [Chorus] We’ve had good years, we’ve had hard ones, And plenty somewhere in between. We’ve had nights we couldn’t stand each other, And mornings when you curled up next to me. Now we’ve got a home we built together, Kids running all over the place, Cats sleeping wherever they damn well want to, And there’s always something in the way. It’s loud, it’s busy, it’s never perfect, But I wouldn’t trade what we’ve got. After everything it took to get here, I love this life of ours a lot. [Verse 2] These days love looks a little different Than it did when we first began. It’s making dinner, paying bills, And changing another damn weekend plan. It’s picking up kids and cleaning the house, Trying to find five minutes alone, Then finally sitting down together When everybody else has gone to bed. Sometimes we talk about nothing. Sometimes we don’t talk at all. But having you sitting there beside me Still means more than all of it. [Chorus] We’ve had good years, we’ve had hard ones, And plenty somewhere in between. We’ve had nights we couldn’t stand each other, And mornings when you curled up next to me. Now we’ve got a home we built together, Kids running all over the place, Cats sleeping wherever they damn well want to, And there’s always something in the way. It’s loud, it’s busy, it’s never perfect, But I wouldn’t trade what we’ve got. After everything it took to get here, I love this life of ours a lot. [Verse 3] There’s fingerprints on the windows, Backpacks laying by the door, Somebody always needs something, And there’s cat hair all over the floor. Plans change about every five minutes, Somebody’s hungry, somebody’s mad, And half the time we’re just trying To remember where we put what we had. Then I look over and catch those green eyes, And that blonde hair falling down, And I still see the woman I fell for, Just with a whole lot more life around. We’ve both changed since the beginning. Hell, we probably needed to. But after all these years together, I still want to come home to you. [Bridge] I used to think love was supposed to be easy If two people really got it right. Now I know sometimes it’s being pissed off And still saying, “I’ll see you tonight.” It’s learning when to shut your mouth, Learning when you need to speak, Knowing neither one of us is perfect And not expecting us to be. We had a difficult start, But look at where we are now. Things aren’t always easy, They’re just easier somehow. [Final Chorus] We’ve had good years, we’ve had hard ones, We’ve been broke, tired, stressed and scared. We’ve laughed until our stomachs hurt Over stupid shit nobody else would care about. We built this home together, Filled it up with kids and cats, Birthday parties, school mornings, Arguments and inside jokes we’ve had for years. It isn’t some perfect love story. That’s never been me and you. It’s just two people who kept choosing each other And built something real along the way. And if you asked me what I want When everything is said and done, I want this house, these crazy kids, Those damn cats— And you. [Outro] Green eyes across the kitchen, Kentucky outside our door. Everybody finally sleeping, Just me and you once more. We didn’t start out easy. But we got here. And I think we did pretty damn good.