The Sweet Sixteen Surprise

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's a story that the years tried to hide, Two young hearts on a small-town Friday night. I was fifteen, she was just sixteen, With the whole wide world stretched out in between. Life took the wheel, and we drove apart, But she never left a corner of my heart. [Chorus] Faith brought us back, hope held us tight, Love found its way through the longest night. Some prayers take years to finally come true, But every road I walked led me to you. New beginnings, second chance — oh, what a thing, A song the angels finally let us sing. [Verse 2] 29 winters, 29 springs, A profile, a message, the soft little ping. Mother's Day dinner, the food going cold, Just two grown souls picking up where we'd been told. She never had babies, mine were already grown, And somehow that table felt just like home. [Chorus] Faith brought us back, hope held us tight, Love found its way through the longest night. Some prayers take years to finally come true, But every road I walked led me to you. New beginnings, second chance — oh, what a thing, A song the angels finally let us sing. [Bridge] Rae Starling, when I looked in your eyes, There she was — that sweet sixteen surprise. Same girl, same smile, same gentle light, Like heaven hit rewind and made it right. [Verse 3] Fifteen years now, and I'm still falling, Every morning hear my heart still calling. Rae Starling, you're my comfort, you're my home, The only hand I ever want to hold. Through every storm and every shining day, I love you more, Rae — that's all I can say. [Chorus] Faith brought us back, hope held us tight, Love found its way through the longest night. Some prayers take years to finally come true, But every road I walked led me to you. [Outro] Two kids, one love, one endless song — Rae, my girl, this is where we belong.