There’s a woman round this town

There’s a woman round this town Everybody seems to know She’s got a smile that finds you first Before the hello ever goes She remembers who you are And how you like your drink Down by the river, Friday night She’s the reason people linger, I think She don’t make a fuss about it But I’ve seen what she’s been through Every road she’s ever walked She earned the view So raise a glass to Jo Let it clink and let it show To the laughter, to the love And the light she always brings One prosecco turns to two (I tried the handbrake — nothing doing, true) If you’re smiling when you toast You’re raising one to Jo She chased the numbers down the page When the nights were running long MBA and balance sheets Still humming her own song She’s an Excel kind of genius Microsoft says so If life’s a mess of rows and sums She’s the one who always knows She don’t talk about her wins But I’ll say it anyway This whole damn family works ’Cause she found a way So raise a glass to Jo To the strength she never shows From spreadsheets to the Smugglers Den She quietly runs the show Pour another prosecco Yeah, I know how this one goes She’s even more fun tipsy So raise that glass to Jo Aimee, Elody, Millie, Jack Four stories, one front door She made a home out of a blend And somehow made it more Now there’s little shoes and giggles On the floor where love once grew Hallie and Alfie stealing hearts Like grandkids always do My crafty wife with clever hands Turning nothing into gold My best friend when the night runs late Or the weather’s turning cold They say our love’s admired Guess now I know it’s true ’Cause everything gets better When it’s built with you So raise a glass to Jo To the life she helps us hold To sixty years of stories Still waiting to be told From the river to forever From the spark to the glow Here’s to all the love we share So raise a glass to Jo Yeah, this song was always Jo