The Unbroken Thread

(Verse 1) The calendar says sixty-two, but I don’t feel the weight I’m looking in the mirror, but it’s still my younger state. They ask me where the years have gone, I say they’re in my heart Back when I was seventeen, that’s when we got our start. (Verse 2 - NEW) I see you by the ferry, with your French beret and your hair Long and flowing in the wind, I stopped and had to stare. My heart was racing in my throat, a rhythm fast and true That very day we turned to one, just me and only you. (Chorus) And we’re holding on together, hand in hand through every day No storm could ever tear us down or wash our tracks away. The thread that binds us soul to soul is stronger than a chain The only constant in this life through sunshine and the rain. I’m standing proud to live this dream, a love that’s survived it all With you beside me, darling, I know I’ll never fall. (Verse 3) We climbed the highest mountains where the air was sweet and thin And walked the darkest valleys where the shadows tried to win. But nothing ever broke your stride, your rhythm stayed the same You were the steady beating heart that whispered out my name. We never walked a single step without the other’s light No choice was ever made alone, through every wrong and right. (Bridge) Who would have thought that seventeen would lead us to today? We built a life on promises that didn’t fade to gray. Sturdier than iron bars, softer than the breeze The bond we share is anchored deep, across the seven seas. (Outro) Sixty-two and counting, and I see us standing there Silver in our laughter and silver in our hair. Hand in hand. Still the only way I want to go. Hand in hand.