Flashlight Stars and a Blanket Moon

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Smoke was rising off a backyard grill Paper plates and a summer still Friends were laughing by the cooler's ice I wasn't looking, wasn't thinking twice Then you asked who'd take your rabbit home And I said yes so you wouldn't go [Chorus] You hold this family like a steady flame Through every storm and every change No matter what, you're standing strong The heart that's kept us all along Dianne, you're my hope, you're my joy, my home With you I'm never on my own [Verse 2] Three little kids and you all alone Raising them up on a love you'd grown We pitched tents right in the living room Flashlight stars and a blanket moon Giggles rising till the break of day I knew right then I'd never walk away [Chorus] You hold this family like a steady flame Through every storm and every change No matter what, you're standing strong The heart that's kept us all along Dianne, you're my hope, you're my joy, my home With you I'm never on my own [Bridge] But I nearly died the day you left New Hampshire calling, I held my breath On the overpass I watched you go 95 north, taillights fading slow [Verse 3] Every mile was a prayer I said Every night your face inside my head Now the kids are grown and the years roll on And you're still the light I lean upon You gave them everything, you give it still I'll love you, Dianne, I always will [Chorus] You hold this family like a steady flame Through every storm and every change No matter what, you're standing strong The heart that's kept us all along Dianne, you're my hope, you're my joy, my home I'm so proud to call myself your own [Outro] From a cookout and a rabbit's tale To a love that's never gonna fail