First Love and My Last

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Some people search a lifetime For a love that's always been A spark lit in the summer That the years can't wear thin I was fifteen on that horse farm Hands rough and heart wide open She was standing in the sunlight And something stirred unspoken [Chorus] Diane, you're the one I always loved Through every road that pulled us far apart You're the answer to a prayer The missing piece I carried in my heart Diane, my first love and my last [Verse 2] Two highways ran in circles But they led us back around You found me through the distance Like you knew where I'd be found I watched you walk through water On a Good Friday morning A brand new kind of beautiful Faith rising without warning [Chorus] Diane, you're the one I always loved Through every road that pulled us far apart You're the answer to a prayer The missing piece I carried in my heart Diane, my first love and my last [Bridge] My daughter loves you like her own Those grandsons call me grandpa now We built a family from the broken And love showed each of us how [Verse 3] I've been shoeing horses fifty years These hands have seen some miles But nothing that I've held compares To the blessing of your smile You don't have to work no more Just rest here by my side And when this world is finished We'll lay down a mile from where Your Oklahoma cowboy met his bride [Chorus] Diane, you're the one I always loved Through every road that pulled us far apart You're the answer to a prayer The missing piece I carried in my heart Diane, my first love and my last [Outro] From that summer back in '69 To forever, hand in hand Still your tall Oklahoma cowboy And Lord, I'm a grateful man