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[Verse 1] You were standing in the summer light, barefoot on the dock, the water caught the sunset and my heart forgot to stop. Your laughter broke the silence like a thunder through the pines, and I knew right there, that very second — God had drawn the lines. We were twenty-three with nothing but a truck and dreams to chase, your head against my shoulder, wind was dancing through your face. I didn't have a diamond, didn't have a master plan, but you looked at me and whispered: "Boy, you're everything I am." [Chorus] So hold me like the morning holds the dew before it fades, kiss me like we're running out of summer, out of days. 'Cause life ain't nothing but a breath between the cry and the goodbye — so love me now, love me loud, till the stars come down from the sky. [Verse 2] Remember Barcelona, sand between our toes, that little sidewalk café where I stole a half-dried rose? You wore that white sundress, cheap wine in a paper cup, and I swore to God almighty I would never give this up. We built a home from cardboard boxes, painted every wall, danced in the kitchen at midnight when the world felt way too small. You held my hand through winter when my daddy said goodbye, and I held yours that autumn when the doctor made you cry. [Chorus] So hold me like the morning holds the dew before it fades, kiss me like we're running out of summer, out of days. 'Cause life ain't nothing but a breath between the cry and the goodbye — so love me now, love me loud, till the stars come down from the sky. [Bridge] Now there's silver in your hair and laugh lines 'round your eyes, but darling, you're still beautiful — you're my eternal sunrise. The kids have built their own roads, the house is way too quiet, but your hand still fits in mine like God himself designed it. And when the last page turns, when the last light starts to dim, I'll find you on the other side — I'll find you there again. 'Cause what we had ain't buried with the bones beneath the stone — it's the warmth inside a song that plays long after we are gone. [Final Chorus] So hold me like the morning holds the dew before it fades, kiss me like we're running out of summer, out of days. 'Cause life ain't nothing but a breath between the cry and the goodbye — so love me now, love me loud… (spoken softly) …till the stars come down. [Outro — softly, with steel guitar] And what remains when we are dust? Just love… just love… just us.