Forty Years of Us

[Verse 1]
He was all sharp corners
Calloused hands, stubborn jaw
She walked in like Sunday
Soft voice, grace in every drawl
Somehow the storm and the feather
Pulled up the same front door
Built a life from crooked laughter
And a secondhand kitchen floor

[Chorus]
Forty years of Paul and Beth
Rough and holy, scared and blessed
From the first tired crib
To this crowded table
Bonnie’s smile, Brian’s grin
All the miles stitched in their skin
Every scar turned into
Something faithful
Forty years of us
And it still feels
Like a miracle

[Verse 2]
Now Bonnie’s got her kindness
Brian’s got his daddy’s grin
Jubilee’s feet on the counter
Jack’s crayons on the fridge again
Gideon’s chasing Graham
Through a maze of folding chairs
While he pours her one more coffee
Kisses silver in her hair

[Chorus]
Forty years of Paul and Beth
Rough and holy, scared and blessed
From the first tired crib
To this crowded table
Bonnie’s smile, Brian’s grin
All the miles stitched in their skin
Every scar turned into
Something faithful
Forty years of us
And it still feels
Like a miracle

[Bridge]
He says, “You saved this sinner”
She laughs, “You learned to stay”
Every fight, each winter
Led them right here today
All these names around them
Proof of every “I still do”
Angel arms and rugged hands
Holding one same truth

[Chorus]
Forty years of Paul and Beth
Rough and holy, scared and blessed
From the first tired crib
To this crowded table
Jubilee and little Jack
Gideon, Graham in their laps
Every scar turned into
Something faithful
Forty years of us
And it still feels
Like a miracle (oh, Beth)
Forty years of us
You’re my everyday
Miracle