Nine Years Come September

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Nine years come September, love, And every season turned to gold, Through the quiet mornings, through the long nights, You stayed steady when the days grew cold. There's a story in these hands of yours, The kind that only time can hold. [Chorus] You're the one who held me through the storm, When they wheeled me down that hall, Six times over, you were there, Standing tall through it all. Oh Polly, my best friend, my home, I'd be nothing at all without your love. [Verse 2] You planted rows of tomatoes and green, Made bouquets from the flowers you grew, Even when your own body was tired, You still found a way to carry me through. Every dish, every quiet chore, Was another way of saying "I love you." [Chorus] You're the one who held me through the storm, When they wheeled me down that hall, Six times over, you were there, Standing tall through it all. Oh Polly, my best friend, my home, I'd be nothing at all without your love. [Bridge] No grand reason, no special day, Just because of the woman you are, Polly, you're the family I choose, My steady light, my morning star. [Verse 3] So here's my gratitude in a song, For the mercy you gave without end, For the garden, the healing, the years, For being both my love and my friend. I'll spend forever trying to give back Half the tenderness you've shown, and then— [Chorus] You're the one who held me through the storm, When they wheeled me down that hall, Six times over, you were there, Standing tall through it all. Oh Polly, my best friend, my home, I'd be nothing at all without your love. [Outro] Just because, and always will, You're my everything, Polly, still.