Dan

We were just kids when the story began

Making those childhood memories, Dan

Life took us walking down separate tracks

Days turned to years and we didn't look back

Almost four decades just slipped out of sight

But a spark in the dark can still catch the light

Thirty-nine years of the world spinning round

Until the connection we started was found

God's timing is perfect, I know that it's true

He knew when I'd need a true friend like you

You're soulful and kind, with a caring heart

Like we never spent all those seasons apart

With every encouraging word that you send

I'm grateful to have you right here as my friend

Now we're just talking as evening gets late

Catching up on the chapters of fate

Holding the phone while the hours fly by

Neither one of us wants to say goodbye

You speak with a truth that is steady and deep

Showing respect in the secrets we keep

The laughter we share and the stories we weave

Make it so easy for me to believe

God's timing is perfect, I know that it's true

He knew when I'd need a true friend like you

You're soulful and kind, with a caring heart

Like we never spent all those seasons apart

With every encouraging word that you send

I'm grateful to have you right here as my friend

Thirty-nine years wasn't time that we lost

It was the distance we finally crossed

All of the waiting was meant to align

A friendship reignited by a grander design

God's timing is perfect, I know that it's true

He knew when I'd need a true friend like you

You're soulful and kind, with a caring heart

Like we never spent all those seasons apart

With every encouraging word that you send

I'm grateful to have you right here as my friend

Yeah, God's timing is perfect, right to the end

I'm so glad to have you, my wonderful friend