Fading and Growing Back

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Two kids barely out of school Hearts on fire, breaking every rule Said "I do" before the world could say We were way too young to find our way But something in that promise held us true [Chorus] Through the fading and the growing back Through the winding down that long old track We built this life with calloused hands On love that only time understands Forty years and I'd do it all again Sheri, you're my beginning and my end [Verse 2] We raised each other, learned to bend Two kids of our own around the bend Some seasons pulled us far apart But something kept calling back my heart Now eight grandkids running through the yard Living proof that love ain't never scarred [Chorus] Through the fading and the growing back Through the winding down that long old track We built this life with calloused hands On love that only time understands Forty years and I'd do it all again Sheri, you're my beginning and my end [Bridge] Now we're finally free to roam Every road still leads us home Side by side with nothing left to prove Just a lifetime wrapped in love [Verse 3] From that young and reckless vow we made To retirement mornings, lemonade Every suitcase packed, every mile we've crossed I'd pay again for what it cost Sheri, you're the home I always knew The love of my life, my whole life through [Chorus] Through the fading and the growing back Through the winding down that long old track We built this life with calloused hands On love that only time understands Forty years and I'd do it all again Sheri, you're my beginning and my end [Outro] Forty years and counting, darling You're still the best thing I've ever known