Worth Every Year

You start with a ring and a promise
You think you know what you're signing up for
Then the years start moving like a river
And you're standing on a different shore
But you're standing there together
Same hands, same faith, same fight
And you look at each other and you're thinking —
How'd we get so damn lucky, how'd we get this right

Worth every year,
worth every year
Lord it goes by way too fast
I'd find you in any room
I'd choose you in any life
I'd do every hard day twice
Just to make sure I'm here with you
Worth every year

It ain't always candles and slow songs
Sometimes it's just coffee going cold
Sitting quiet in the kitchen being grateful
For a love that's worth more than gold
The faith that kept us standing
When standing wasn't easy
The grace to see each other
And keep choosing what we see

Worth every year,
worth every year
Lord it goes by way too fast
I'd find you in any room
I'd choose you in any life
I'd do every hard day twice
Just to make sure I'm here with you
Worth every year

It ain't about being perfect
It's about showing up every day
Choosing the same person in the hard times
Choosing them again when it's easy
Because the years — the years don't wait
They don't slow down, they don't ask permission
You blink and it's forty years
You blink and it's more
So hold on — hold on to what you've got
Because the clock don't stop and the good stuff goes fast
And if you're lucky enough to find somebody
Worth choosing every morning when you wake up —
DON'T YOU LET GO

Key change up. Lila's fiddle screaming. The roof is gone.

Worth every year,
worth every year
Lord it goes by way too fast
I'd find you in any room
I'd choose you in any life
I'd do every hard day twice
Just to make sure I'm here with you
Worth every year

One more push — the whole room

Here's to forty years
Here's to fifty years
Here's to every couple who held on
Here's to choosing every day
Lord it goes by way too fast
Make it count — make it last
Make it worth every year

"To all the couples who made it this far..."
(The band just plays. Fade slow.)