Since '97, Climbing Still

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Back porch light and a summer sky Coffee cups and the years rolled by Two hearts climbing the same steep hill Since '97, we're climbing still Jim, you've been my home, my pride [Chorus] Here's to sixty, raise a glass It's just a number, let it pass You speak your mind and you stand your ground For every voice that can't make a sound Happy birthday to the man I'm proud to call mine [Verse 2] A teacher's heart, a lawman's will Dogs at our feet through good and ill They say at sixty you slow down, sit back You grin and say, "I don't know about that." [Chorus] Here's to sixty, raise a glass It's just a number, let it pass You speak your mind and you stand your ground For every voice that can't make a sound Happy birthday to the man I'm proud to call mine [Bridge] It wasn't easy bein' who we are We hid the light and we hid the scars Now we stand tall under red, white and blue I'm proud of us, and I'm proud of you [Verse 3] Thirty years is just around the bend My husband, my partner, my best friend An RV road with retirement near Jim, I'll ride with you year after year [Chorus] Here's to sixty, raise a glass It's just a number, let it pass You speak your mind and you stand your ground For every voice that can't make a sound Happy birthday to the man I'm proud to call mine [Outro] Happy birthday, Jim, my love Thank you for the life we're dreamin' of