From Clarksville, I Still Choose You

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Two kids with empty pockets And a dream too big to hold We didn't have a dollar But we had a love of gold Then Matthew came and showed us What a family's meant to be I joined the Army at nineteen With you right there beside me [Chorus] Tina Marie, you're my light through the dark Thirty years and you still hold my heart Through thick and thin, we chose us every time I'll always and forever choose you, babe, you're mine [Verse 2] Our first real home in Clarksville Where Zachary Ryan was born Then Hawaii gave us Jacob On a sunny island morn Killeen, then those backwoods Of Fort Leonard Wood we knew Thirteen years, the 101st Brought us home where it all grew [Chorus] Tina Marie, you're my light through the dark Thirty years and you still hold my heart Through thick and thin, we chose us every time I'll always and forever choose you, babe, you're mine [Bridge] Three long years of war so far away You held our family together back home Turning wrenches, standing brave and strong You never let our boys feel alone [Verse 3] Now those long and curly blonde waves Still tumble down your back Those beautiful eyes, those thick thighs Still stop me in my tracks We still smile for Ziggy Boo and Bolo Rest easy now, you two You gave more than I ever asked And my whole world is you [Chorus] Tina Marie, you're my light through the dark Thirty years and you still hold my heart Through thick and thin, we chose us every time Till my last breath, I'll choose you, babe, you're mine [Outro] From empty pockets to all we've known I chose you then, I choose you still Forever, babe, I always will