Melinda

I was sitting in the shadows, counting down the days

Feeling like the world outside had turned and walked away

Then an envelope arrived, your name upon the page

Melinda, you became my shelter and my grace

Every letter was a lifeline reaching through the wall

You caught my heavy spirit every time I'd fall

You wear your heart upon your sleeve for everyone to see

You pour your soul into the world and gave your love to me

My beautiful wife, my light when it was cold

I will love you forever, with everything I hold

From the ink on the paper to the life that we share

Nobody loves like you, with such a tender care

You never held my past against the man I tried to be

You look at hurting people and you treat them tenderly

You feel the weight of others, you take away their pain

You're the sunshine breaking through the heaviest of rain

We started out as pen pals, just words across the miles

Now I wake up every morning just to see your smile

You wear your heart upon your sleeve for everyone to see

You pour your soul into the world and gave your love to me

My beautiful wife, my light when it was cold

I will love you forever, with everything I hold

From the ink on the paper to the life that we share

Nobody loves like you, with such a tender care

You gave me freedom long before they opened up the gate

You showed me how to trust again, you washed away the weight

I kept every single letter, every word you ever wrote

Now you're the rhythm in my chest, my favorite note

'Cause you wear your heart upon your sleeve for everyone to see

You pour your soul into the world and gave your love to me

My beautiful wife, my light when it was cold

I will love you forever, with everything I hold

From the ink on the paper to the life that we share

Melinda, I love you, I will always be right there