A Better Word Than Love

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Down at the little league field one day A young mama gave the ump some hell I called strike three, you didn't agree I tossed you out, but truth to tell Something started growing in that summer sun A friendship that had only just begun [Chorus] If there was a better word than love That's the word I'd give to you Through every season, every storm You're the steady and the true Forty-six years of holding on And here we are, still going strong [Verse 2] Best friends almost overnight it seemed Two hearts learning the same old song You're the air I breathe when mornings come The light that proves the dark is wrong Every line on these hands tells our story right From that dusty diamond to tonight [Chorus] If there was a better word than love That's the word I'd give to you Through every season, every storm You're the steady and the true Forty-six years of holding on And here we are, still going strong [Bridge] Carolyn, you make my heart still beat Every dream I have, you complete Thank you, girl, for every yes [Verse 3] Here's to all the roads we haven't seen The pages we ain't written down Carolyn, take my hand and walk with me Like that first slow dance around Devoted, grateful, more in love each day You're my everything, and you'll always stay [Chorus] If there was a better word than love That's the word I'd give to you Through every season, every storm You're the steady and the true Forty-six years of holding on And here we are, still going strong [Outro] Happy anniversary, my Carolyn Best friend, sweetheart, then and again