[VERSE 1] We said our vows in a little white church, Two young hearts and a whole lot of nerve. A secondhand car and a rented place, A lifetime of dreams we were gonna chase. We learned to laugh when the money ran low, Made Friday-night dinners feel like a show. And every night when the day was through, I thanked the Lord I came home to you. [PRE-CHORUS] We had our seasons, our share of rain, Said things we regretted, made up again. Through every high and every low, I knew we'd get old watching our love grow. [CHORUS] We built a life out of little things, Sunday mornings and diamond rings. A porch swing moving in the evening breeze, Your hand reaching out to find me. We raised our hopes, we paid our dues, Had our share of wins and our share of blues. And if the years put silver in our hair, I knew I'd still be holding you there. [VERSE 2] There were slammed doors and tears in the hall, Hard words spoken when we were both wrong. Bills on the table, the kids growing fast, Wondering how these years went so fast. But we'd find each other when the house got still, Two cups of coffee on the window sill. You'd lean on my shoulder, I'd kiss your head, And all the things we couldn't fix went unsaid. **[PRE-CHORUS]** We weren't perfect, but we were real, We knew the hurt and we knew how to heal. You'd say, "We're in this until the end," And I'd smile, believing you again. [CHORUS] We built a life out of little things, Sunday mornings and diamond rings. A porch swing moving in the evening breeze, Your hand reaching out to find me. We raised our hopes, we paid our dues, Had our share of wins and our share of blues. And if the years put silver in our hair, I knew I'd still be holding you there. [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK — 8 BARS] [Warm piano, acoustic guitar, gentle steel guitar; a tender, hopeful ballad feel.] [VERSE 3] You still made me laugh when I came home late, Still stole my fries off my dinner plate. You'd sing off-key while you folded clothes, Dance in the kitchen on your tiptoes. I saw your smile, I heard your laugh, Thought we were standing on solid ground at last. If there was a shadow behind your eyes, You hid it so well I never saw the signs. [BRIDGE — walking piano lines, moaning fiddle] Then came the morning that split my life, A world without you, without goodbye. One awful truth, one phone call, one door— And the woman I loved wasn't coming home anymore. I keep asking what, should I have known? What you were carrying all alone? You must have hurt in ways I never knew, But, God, I wish you'd let me hurt with you. I would've listened, would have held you tight, Stayed up beside you through the longest night. I thought forever was a promise we'd keep— Now I talk to your picture and I can't sleep. [FINAL CHORUS — BROKEN, STRIPPED BACK] We built a life out of little things, Sunday mornings and diamond rings. Your coffee cup's still where you left it behind, And your side of the bed still feels like mine. I replay the years, every laugh, every day, And search for the words that might've made you stay. I thought forever was ours to hold— Now I'm growing old with a story untold. **[OUTRO]** If love could've saved you, you'd still be here, I'd still hear your laughter, still hold you near. I gave you my heart, thought you'd always stay— Now I live with the love - that got away.
