Lyrics
We first met at a party
But we knew each other long before then
The first thing you said I remember
Was that we should probably talk not pretend.
We learned we shared dreams in common
I hurt in places you were hurt too
That night I followed you home
By morning I knew it was you.
The first few weeks were a cyclone
We’d make love and talk ‘til the dawn
But the shadow of fear soon grew darker
Afraid to be hurt I was gone.
You knocked on my door and it opened
My heart wasn’t too far behind
You showed me my fear was an anchor
Your love was easy and light.
CHORUS
I can’t believe we’ve had forty years together
Some people don’t get forty years on earth
Two kids a cat and all our dreams forever
You’re more than I ever did deserve.
One day one of us will be alone
The other one left to carry on
With forty years of memories we’ve known
It’s all the love we ever could hold.
We plunged into life without looking
You leapt with a faith I never knew
How you grew so wise is beyond me
It’s like you always saw the truth.
Sometimes we landed where we aimed for
Other times we landed upside down
No matter what you held it all together
You always knew where we were bound.
CHORUS
INTERLUDE
The years run like rivers to the ocean
Kids grow up and find their own way
We lose so much in a lifetime
It’s easy to feel dismayed.
But every time we let go of one thing
Another comes along to take its place
I have more than I ever could imagine
In the look I see upon your face.
FINAL CHORUS
I can’t believe we’ve had forty years together
Some people don’t get forty years on earth
We’ve travelled so far together
You’re more than I ever deserved.
One day it will be one of us alone
The other one left to carry on
With forty years of memories we’ve known
Our love has given us a home.