Keep Me Here and Waiting

Lyrics

[Verse 1] We were young and barely knowing all the world had yet to show but our hearts, they came out singing in a love that wouldn't slow Then the call came, hard and heavy, and you had to walk away [Chorus] You said keep me here and waiting, and I'll find my way back home Through the fire, through the storm, I was never on my own Charlie, you came back to me, and you never let me go [Verse 2] When the word came, cold and breaking, that the odds had turned so grim, still I held the vow between us, still I whispered back to him And the miracle came walking right back through that open door [Chorus] You said keep me here and waiting, and I'll find my way back home Through the fire, through the storm, I was never on my own Charlie, you came back to me, and you never let me go [Bridge] Fifty-eight years, some roads were rough, but we never once gave up The love you've always shown me is enough, oh, it's enough [Verse 3] Now the evenings come so gentle, and we rock here side by side All the battles left behind us, and there's peace we've earned with pride Every wrinkle tells our story, every scar a song we won [Chorus] So I'll keep you here beside me, till the last of days are gone Through the fire, through the storm, you're the one I've leaned upon Charlie, you came back to me, and my heart is still your home [Outro] Still in love, still holding on, after all these years have flown Charlie, you're my always, and I'm forever yours alone