A Hospital Hallway

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Eighty-four, I packed my whole life, Five hundred miles from all I knew. No familiar face, no easy road, Just a first week and the work to do. Then a hospital hallway, quiet and bright, And somethin' turned in me that night. [Chorus] Everette, you were the answer, To a question I never dared to ask. We didn't believe in soulmates or love at first sight, Then we found out that night both existed. 'Cause you looked at me and I finally knew, Love at last, and love was you. [Verse 2] So gentle with your patients' hands, So kind to a stranger far from home. You taught me more than medicine, You taught my guarded heart to roam. I'd only known a borrowed peace, Never this, this soft release. [Chorus] Everette, you were the answer, To a question I never dared to ask. We didn't believe in soulmates or love at first sight, Then we found out that night both existed. 'Cause you looked at me and I finally knew, Love at last, and love was you. [Bridge] All those years I thought that love was lost, Somethin' meant for other souls, not mine. Then a hallway and a single glance, Turned the ordinary into divine. [Verse 3] Now the years have gently rolled, And still I choose you every day. Terri found her only home, In the steady warmth of your embrace. Everette, my soul's own tune, Glad I made that drive from Alabama to North Carolina for you. [Chorus] Everette, you were the answer, To a question I never dared to ask. We didn't believe in soulmates or love at first sight, Then we found out that night both existed. 'Cause you looked at me and I finally knew, Love at last, and love was you. [Outro] From a hallway to forever, Still my heart belongs to you.