Fifty-Three Years

Lyrics

[Verse 1] He came home from a distant shore, carried more than most men bore. Walked the campus halls to learn again, brown eyes searching where his life would begin. That's where I stood, and something in his smile told me to stay a while. [Chorus] Fifty-three years, and I'd choose it all, every rise and every fall. Through the storms, you held us tight, you were always there, my steady light. Oh Larry, you're my everything, the truest song my heart can sing. [Verse 2] Three short months and we were wed, young and sure of the road ahead. A little boy of four called you his own, then three more sons to fill our home. We worked and prayed, we laughed and cried, you never left our side. [Chorus] Fifty-three years, and I'd choose it all, every rise and every fall. Through the storms, you held us tight, you were always there, my steady light. Oh Larry, you're my everything, the truest song my heart can sing. [Bridge] When the house grew quiet, empty rooms, you loved me through the hardest gloom. Your strength, your grace, the way you forgave— the finest gifts a heart could save. [Verse 3] Now your hair is touched with gray, that beautiful smile still lights my day. I'm grateful, Larry, for all you've done, for every battle that we've won. Give me more mornings by your side, my faithful love, my joy, my pride. [Chorus] Fifty-three years, and I'd choose it all, every rise and every fall. Through the storms, you held us tight, you were always there, my steady light. Oh Larry, you're my everything, the truest song my heart can sing. [Outro] Here's to us, and years to come, you're my forever, my only one.