That First Dance in Waikiki

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Some folks search a lifetime For a love that's true and strong Some folks wander endlessly Before they find where they belong But I heard the music playing On a warm Hawaiian night And across that Waikiki shore Everything felt right [Chorus] Susan, you're the angel Who showed me who I could be Fifty-four years of loving And you still believe in me Through the storms and the sunshine Through every prayer and every tear Susan, you're the reason I'm still standing here [Verse 2] That first dance at Alice's Your hand safe inside my own I never could have dreamed the life That we'd build from love alone Three daughters raised to carry Every lesson that you gave Now they're mothers just like you Gentle, kind, and brave [Chorus] Susan, you're the angel Who showed me who I could be Fifty-four years of loving And you still believe in me Through the storms and the sunshine Through every prayer and every tear Susan, you're the reason I'm still standing here [Bridge] When the fight nearly took me You were steady by my side Nursed me back with faithful hands And love you never tried to hide [Verse 3] You steered me toward the better road When I was lost and blind A stronger man because of you And your patient, faithful mind Every chapter, every season Lord, I'd live them all again Just to have you next to me From now until the end [Chorus] Susan, you're the angel Who showed me who I could be Fifty-four years of loving And you still believe in me Through the storms and the sunshine Through every prayer and every tear Susan, you're the reason I'm still standing here [Outro] My angel on that island shore My angel evermore