The Long Game

I was nineteen and clumsy with my heart on my sleeve
Six months of showing up, not sure she'd let me in
But something in my bones said don't you give up on her
She was worth every stumble, every day of the wait

I played the long game, slow and steady, mile by mile Learned that love worth keeping takes a while Forty-two years later and I'll tell you what I know The best things in this life are worth taking slow I played the long game

She didn't fall easy and I'm glad she made me wait
Every morning I wake up and I can't believe my fate
I love deeper now, I care more than I ever thought I could
Took a long time to get here but I knew someday I would

I played the long game, slow and steady, mile by mile Learned that love worth keeping takes a while Forty-two years later and I'll tell you what I know The best things in this life are worth taking slow I played the long game

Lila — fiddle solo. Jax and Colt underneath.

She played the long game, slow and steady, mile by mile Learned that love worth keeping takes a while Forty-two years later and I'll tell you what I know She made me the man I am and I'll never let her go She played the long game