Forty Years of Falling

[Verse 1]
You were leaning on your suitcase
Laughing at the airport sign
Saying, “I don’t know where we’re headed
But I know you’re sitting by my side”
We were living off of coffee
Borrowed rent and hand-me-downs
Never thought that little chapel
Would outlast this crazy town

[Chorus]
Forty years of falling
Right back into you
Every fight, every flight, every long night
Led me to this living room
From first kiss in that parking lot
To kids’ shoes by the door
Forty years of falling
Still falling a little bit more

[Verse 2]
Paul still burns the pancakes
Beth still sings off-key
You still circle all the movies
That you know I’ll fall asleep to on TV
We got pictures on the fridge now
Faded, curling at the sides
Two rings on the same old fingers
Still a little too tight

[Chorus]
Forty years of falling
Right back into you
Every scar, every star we wished on
Came and went, but this stayed true
From slow dances in the kitchen
To your coat on my chair
Forty years of falling
And somehow we’re still midair

[Bridge]
Who knew that saying “yes”
On that July afternoon
Would turn into grandkid drawings
And a garden in full bloom
I’d go back and do it over
Every wrong turn, every tear
Just to end up on this worn-out couch
With your head resting here (oh)

[Chorus]
Forty years of falling
Right back into you
Every laugh, every loss, every crossroads
Led me home, and home is you
If tomorrow never finds us
We’ve already had it all
Forty years of falling
Beth and Paul still choosing to fall