Sawdust on Your Hands

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Forty-six years of morning light, Two hearts learning wrong from right. We stumbled, argued, closed the door, Then opened it and loved some more. Through every storm we chose to stay, And build a home that wouldn't sway. [Chorus] Oh, we never gave up, never let go, Our love just grows the older we grow. Through the ups and downs, through the tears and rain, I'd walk it all with you again. Forgiveness kept our fire alive, And that's the reason we survived. [Verse 2] You've got sawdust on your working hands, A carpenter who understands That kindness builds more than a beam, You tend your garden like a dream. The roses bloom because you care, There's poetry in the words you share. [Chorus] Oh, we never gave up, never let go, Our love just grows the older we grow. Through the ups and downs, through the tears and rain, I'd walk it all with you again. Forgiveness kept our fire alive, And that's the reason we survived. [Bridge] Alan, you'd give the world away, For family you'd work night and day. Every seed you plant with grace, Grows the love upon your face. [Verse 3] So here's a song, just because, For all the man you always was. Alan, my steady, gentle friend, I'd choose you right up to the end. Your written words, your greenest thumb, The finest life I've ever known. [Chorus] Oh, we never gave up, never let go, Our love just grows the older we grow. Through the ups and downs, through the tears and rain, I'd walk it all with you again. Forgiveness kept our fire alive, And that's the reason we survived. [Outro] Alan, take my hand once more, The best is right outside the door.