A Marine with a Poet's Heart

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Carolina sky, a ready room, A young aviator changed my tune. I packed my bags for Maryland, But one kind word, and I unplanned. "Stay a while, you're fresh air to me"— And just like that, I found my sea. [Chorus] Oh, what a love, what a gentle hand, A Marine with a poet's heart, I understand Why God Himself would write this song, And carry me where I belong. Four months in, beneath island skies, I said forever in your eyes. [Verse 2] Hawaii sun, your family came, They held me close, they knew my name. We built a home, we built a life, Through every joy and every strife. Our boys from far across the sea, Made all four corners family. [Chorus] Oh, what a love, what a gentle hand, A Marine with a poet's heart, I understand Why God Himself would write this song, And carry me where I belong. Through every mile, through every year, I've thanked the heavens you are here. [Bridge] Austria nights, the millennium glow, Prague in December, soft falling snow. The boys in awe as the sun went dark— Babe, you've been the light in every spark. [Verse 3] 28 years, two minutes long, You're still the verse of every song. My darn near perfect, steady man, You held my heart, you held my hand. Babe, my best friend, my truest part, I cannot picture life apart. [Chorus] Oh, what a love, what a gentle hand, A Marine with a poet's heart, I understand Why God Himself would write this song, And carry me where I belong. Through every mile, through every year, Babe, I've thanked the heavens you are here. [Outro] Carolina sky still calls your name, And after all this time—I'd stay again.