Muddy Boots and Borrowed Time

Lyrics

[Verse 1] A listing in a farm journal, a catalog of names A dairyman who read four books a week NPR on in the parlor, Jerseys in the lane A deep voice on the phone began to speak He said I was too young at twenty-eight But something in that letter wouldn't wait [Chorus] Here's to muddy boots and borrowed time A Gremlin stuck in mud on Columbus Day Here's to forty years of love that's only grown Duane, I'd choose you every single way Through the windswept days and quiet nights You're the steady hand that holds me right [Verse 2] He walked into that dark restaurant Hadn't dined out in twenty years Shrimp and hamburgers and nervous laughs A love story no one could engineer Three months later on a windy March We said our vows and gave each other's hearts [Chorus] Here's to muddy boots and borrowed time A Gremlin stuck in mud on Columbus Day Here's to forty years of love that's only grown Duane, I'd choose you every single way Through the windswept days and quiet nights You're the steady hand that holds me right [Bridge] Sixty years of Jersey calves and county fairs Teaching kids to lead with gentle hands The rock, the laughter, the devotion always there The strongest and the kindest man I know [Verse 3] You went back to teaching, we raised two kids You coached the softball games beneath the lights A history buff with that endearing laugh Who turned an ordinary life to something bright And Duane, I'm loving you more every day Growing old was never meant to feel this way [Chorus] Here's to muddy boots and borrowed time A Gremlin stuck in mud on Columbus Day Here's to forty years of love that's only grown Duane, I'd choose you every single way Through the windswept days and quiet nights You're the steady hand that holds me right [Outro] Still choosing you on every winding road Duane, you're my forever and my home