[Verse 1] We were two worn-out hearts in our early thirties, Dragging old chains down a dead-end road, You had your kids, I had mine, Both of us carrying a heavy load. We didn’t come in young and reckless, Didn’t fall like they do in songs, But somewhere between the miles and the midnight, You became where I belong. [Verse 2] Lord knows we’ve both said hard things, And life hit harder than we planned, There were nights we almost lost it all, But somehow love still held our hands. And every time the dust would settle, No matter how far we’d run, I’d look around and there you were— Still my only one. [Chorus] And these days, baby, you mean more than ever, More than the past, more than forever, More than I knew when we first began, More than the hurt, more than the plans. I’ve loved before, but not like this, Not with a soul I’d fight to keep, Now I know what love really is— And these days, it runs that deep. [Verse 3] Last year scared the hell out of me, Seeing you laid low like that, Made me think how fast this whole world Can take what you can’t get back. And I know fear can stop a strong man, I know what it does inside, But I need you to hear me clearly— I’m not ready to say goodbye. [Bridge] I lost a good man to a broken heart, No warning, no second chance, And maybe that’s why I’m holding tighter, Why I’m asking while I still can. I’m not asking you not to be scared, I’m just asking you not to wait, There’s still more road for us to drive, And love still left to make. [Final Chorus] ’Cause these days, baby, you mean more than ever, More than the years we’ve held together, More than anyone before, that’s true, I didn’t know then what I know about you. You’re the hand I reach for in the dark, The reason this old heart still beats, Now I know what forever means— And I want you growing old with me. [Outro] So don’t let fear steal what we found, Don’t let tomorrow not come around, After all this life, after all we’ve been through… I know now— There’s never been anybody I’ve loved like you.
