That Summer Road

Lyrics

[Verse 1] It was July of sixty-nine, Two young hearts, a lifetime to find. We couldn't know where the years would lead, I only knew you were the one for me. You took my hand, and somehow I knew, Whatever came, I'd walk this life with you. [Chorus] October seventeenth, nineteen seventy, I stood beside you, you stood by me. We made a promise not knowing what life would bring, Through every winter, through every spring. More than fifty years, and if I could choose, I'd go back to that summer and still choose you. [Verse 2] Then came a son, our firstborn boy, Our little world filled up with joy. Then Laura's laughter, Jennifer too, Three precious lights we watched them grow through. We built a home where love could stay, A lifetime of memories, come what may. [Chorus] October seventeenth, nineteen seventy, I stood beside you, you stood by me. We made a promise not knowing what life would bring, Through every winter, through every spring. More than fifty years, and if I could choose, I'd go back to that summer and still choose you. [Bridge] We aren't those kids from sixty-nine, Time has changed us a thousand times. Love isn't roses or a wedding day— It's staying when the road gets hard along the way. [Verse 3] So when this day comes back around, And all those memories gather round, I see that boy from long ago, The one my heart will always know. John, through the storms and skies of blue, My longest story is loving you. [Chorus] October seventeenth, another year has come, And I remember where we begun. After all that life has put us through, John, I'm still here beside you. [Outro] Through all the years, through every change, One thing has stayed the same— John, I'm still choosing you.