Twenty-Five Years, Still Side by Side

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Twenty-five years of holding on tight Through every storm and every light From mountain snow to ocean shore We packed our dreams and asked for more Colorado skies, Carolina rain Texas roads and Hawaii's refrain [Chorus] And God has been good, God has been kind Weaving His grace through your hand and mine Through every mile, through every tear He brought us home, He kept us here A love that grew, a love that stayed This blessed life that faith has made [Verse 2] You wore the uniform with pride Twenty years of sacrifice and stride A soldier's heart, a steady hand Now desert sun on Arizona land You still rise early, still work hard Still carry us, my dear Gary [Chorus] And God has been good, God has been kind Weaving His grace through your hand and mine Through every mile, through every tear He brought us home, He kept us here A love that grew, a love that stayed This blessed life that faith has made [Bridge] For every word we had to mend For every break that learned to bend Forgiveness was the thread we used To stitch a love we'd never lose [Verse 3] Our boy became the man we prayed Diploma earned, foundation laid An engineer with your strong bones Building bridges of his own And here we stand, still side by side Gary, you're my joy, my pride [Chorus] And God has been good, God has been kind Weaving His grace through your hand and mine Through every mile, through every tear He brought us home, He kept us here I love you more than yesterday This blessed life that faith has made [Outro] Gary, my love, my truest friend I'd choose you again and again