Still the Boy I Fell For

Lyrics

[Verse 1] December of ’89, a small-town winter night A preacher’s girl with a mullet, and a boy who wasn’t right My cousin brought us close, though we were worlds apart You heard me sing at church, and something moved inside my heart I knew I’d date you someday before that school year ended But I never could have dreamed of the life that we’d be handed [Chorus] And I’d choose you, I’d choose you again Through every storm we lived, through every break and bend Kirby, you’re my first love and my home Forever’s as far as I’ll go, and I’m still not letting go [Verse 2] We married at nineteen, too young to understand You worked three jobs and college with our whole world in your hands I stayed home with our babies, a dream you made come true But sacrifice was heavy, and growing up was too You carried so much weight while I was learning who to be A baby in the house, and a young wife coming apart at the seams [Chorus] And I’d choose you, I’d choose you again Through every storm we lived, through every break and bend Kirby, you’re my first love and my home Forever’s as far as I’ll go, and I’m still not letting go [Bridge] We’ve been broken, we’ve been wrong We lost our way, but not for long We chose to heal, we chose to grow And somehow love still brought us home [Verse 3] Three kids and four grandbabies, a lifetime in our eyes Two businesses, gray hairs, and a love that learned to rise Thirty-five years behind us, and so much still ahead I’d fight for us tomorrow like I fought for us back then I wouldn’t change the story, not the beauty or the scars Every road that nearly broke us made us who we are [Chorus] So I’ll choose you, I’ll choose you again Beyond the past, beyond the pain, beyond the might-have-beens Kirby, you’re my life love and my home Forever’s as far as I’ll go, and I’m still not letting go [Outro] Still the boy I fell for, still the man I know Still the one I’d choose when the whole world says let go Kirby, I love you more than words will ever show Forever’s as far as I’ll go