Forty-Three Years, One Team

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Nineteen eighty-three, Fool's Gold A honky tonk, the beer ran cold I was nineteen, you twenty-seven One slow dance felt close to heaven Some love is loud, some love is true Some love just quietly sees you through Then I put on that Air Force blue You quizzed me late till the sun broke through [Chorus] You put our family first each day You never ask for much your way When life got hard, you held on true Forty-three years, a team of two My strongest friend, my whole life through There's no one else for me but you [Verse 2] You washed my whites and turned them pink Lord, how we laughed beside that sink You raised our two while I climbed high And never once complained or asked me why When my body made me stay at home Carlus, you never let me feel alone [Chorus] You put our family first each day You never ask for much your way When life got hard, you held on true Forty-three years, a team of two My strongest friend, my whole life through There's no one else for me but you [Bridge] You let me build with wider doors So Kelli's wheels could roll our floors And when we had to let her go You were the strength I'd come to know [Verse 3] Now silver's settled in your hair These knees complain on every stair Carlus, they called that place Fool's Gold But you're the truest gold I hold Whatever comes, whatever falls We'll have each other through it all [Chorus] You put our family first each day You never ask for much your way Through every storm, you stayed so true Forty-three years, a team of two My best friend, my whole life through There's no one else for me but you [Outro] So take my hand, the night is new I couldn't do this life without you Carlus, there's no one else but you