The Arms Around My Shoulders

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Fifty-two years of morning light, Of holding on through wrong and right. The little things you do each day, The love you show in every way. You cook, you clean, you take my hand, A steady, quiet, faithful man. [Chorus] Could I have this dance for the rest of my life? Through the good and the bad, through the laughter and cries. You're the arms 'round my shoulders, the faith that I know, My forever, my home, wherever we go. [Verse 2] On the eighteenth you still say, "Happy anniversary" every way. You hand me joy and let me play, "Go on and have some fun," you say. From room to room we always meet, Your gentle touch, my heartbeat. [Chorus] Could I have this dance for the rest of my life? Through the good and the bad, through the laughter and cries. You're the arms 'round my shoulders, the faith that I know, My forever, my home, wherever we go. [Bridge] Oh Jimmy, you're the answer to my prayer, Two little girls raised with love and care. Family nights, the cards, the games we've known— Nobody beats you, but they're glad they came home. [Verse 3] Jimmy, on your birthday I confess, There's no one I could love the less. Through every storm we ever met, No tear, no trial, no regret. You listen close when I have talked, And side by side we've always walked. [Chorus] Could I have this dance for the rest of my life? Through the good and the bad, through the laughter and cries. You're the arms 'round my shoulders, the faith that I know, My Jimmy, my home, wherever we go. [Outro] Happy birthday, my darling, my friend, I'd choose you again, till the very end.