Steady Hands Beside My Bed

Lyrics

[Verse 1] A retail floor, back eighty-six, Two young hearts in the everyday. You in service with your smile, Me just watching from away. Brown hair shining, eyes of green, I knew right then you were the dream. [Chorus] Oh Barbra, my Pooh, my whole life through, Forty years I've been loving you. Through the peace and through the fight, You're my strength, my guiding light. Here's to us, and all we've done— Barbra, you're the only one. [Verse 2] I got down on one knee that day, In a locker room, of all the places. Three kids later, home so full, You're the best of every phase. Three we chose and gladly raised, You loved them fierce through all the days. [Chorus] Oh Barbra, my Pooh, my whole life through, Forty years I've been loving you. Through the peace and through the fight, You're my strength, my guiding light. Here's to us, and all we've done— Barbra, you're the only one. [Bridge] When the storm came for my life, You worked right there beside my bed. You held our world with steady hands, And every word of love you said. [Verse 3] We've buried mothers, laid dad down, Still you carry all you can— Your father, eighty-seven now, Cared for gently by your hand. Thirty-eight years wearing that ring, You are my everything. [Chorus] Oh Barbra, my Pooh, my whole life through, Forty years I've been loving you. Through the peace and through the fight, You're my strength, my guiding light. Here's to us, and all we've done— Barbra, you're the only one. [Outro] Brown hair, green eyes, still my bride, Forever, love, right by my side.