Forty Years and Countin'

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Breakfast at the New Stanley, Two hearts at forty, wild and free. A pig roast under open sky, Some things just click and tell you why. That first slow morning, coffee warm, I found my shelter from the storm. [Chorus] Oh Sandy, forty years and countin', Through the valleys, up the mountains. You're my joy, my steady flame, The sweetest song, the truest name. Devotion carved in stone so deep, A love like ours is ours to keep. [Verse 2] We pitched our tent in Colorado pines, Chased the stars through changing times. From island shores to Florida sun, Every road we walked as one. A teacher's heart, so kind and wise, The whole world softer through your eyes. [Chorus] Oh Sandy, forty years and countin', Through the valleys, up the mountains. You're my joy, my steady flame, The sweetest song, the truest name. Devotion carved in stone so deep, A love like ours is ours to keep. [Bridge] Second mother to our four, You gave them love and so much more. Strength that held our family tight, You are my morning and my night. [Verse 3] The mountains knew us long ago, And still they watch our story grow. No breakfast table, no far shore, Could hold the love I have in store. So here's my hand, here's my vow, I'd choose you then, I'd choose you now. [Chorus] Oh Sandy, forty years and countin', Through the valleys, up the mountains. You're my joy, my steady flame, The sweetest song, the truest name. Devotion carved in stone so deep, A love like ours is ours to keep. [Outro] Oh Sandy, take my hand once more, Forever yours, forevermore.