A Number on a Paper Plate

Lyrics

[Verse 1] A number scribbled on a paper plate, A high school boy who couldn't wait. Five years of young and holy fire, A prom night love that climbed higher. Then rings and vows and pharmacy days, Two orange hearts in a burnt-orange blaze. [Chorus] Oh Norma, you're my everything, The strongest song my heart could sing. Through faith and love and family, You've been the best of me. Babe, forty years and still I fall, You're the answered prayer above them all. [Verse 2] We built a life on solid ground, Three children's laughter all around. Sara, Alonzo, and our Gaby too, Our special boy, forever true. Grandbabies climb into your lap— "You is smart, you is kind," you tell them back. [Chorus] Oh Norma, you're my everything, The strongest song my heart could sing. Through faith and love and family, You've been the best of me. Babe, forty years and still I fall, You're the answered prayer above them all. [Bridge] From the Vatican to the canyon's rim, Africa's plains where the sunsets dim. Now at Das Deer Haus in the hills we roam, Wine country evenings, finally home. [Verse 3] Sixty-five candles, look how far— Still beautiful, still my morning star. No more chasing things that fade, Just golden days that God has made. Resilient hands that lift the weak, You're the treasure that I always seek. [Chorus] Oh Norma, you're my everything, The sweetest song my heart could sing. Through faith and love and family, You've been the best of me. Babe, forty years and still I fall, You're the answered prayer above them all. [Outro] Happy birthday, love of mine, Forever yours through endless time.