Raymond

Back in those high school hallways, I didn't see the spark

I made you wait a little while before you caught my heart

But you had that steady kindness, you had that easy charm

Before I knew what happened, I was safe inside your arms

You've always been a hard worker, with a stubborn, gentle truth

That was just the first page of my forty-six years with you

Raymond, you're my best friend, my anchor in the tide

Through the good and the bad times, you're right here by my side

Since the days I lost my parents, I'd be lost without your light

Forty-six years together, and you still make it right

You still love to mess with me, just to get a rise

But I always get you back, I see the laughter in your eyes

I think about you with the kids, back when they were small

Now they're grown and moving on, and you haven't changed at all

Still the same devoted father, still the husband that I chose

Watering the roots of us to see how far it grows

Raymond, you're my best friend, my anchor in the tide

Through the good and the bad times, you're right here by my side

Since the days I lost my parents, I'd be lost without your light

Forty-six years together, and you still make it right

We've carried some heavy weather, we've had our bitter days

But the good times always pull us through in a million different ways

When the world feels too empty, and I don't know what to do

I just turn around and find my home in you

Raymond, you're my best friend, my anchor in the tide

Through the good and the bad times, you're right here by my side

Since the days I lost my parents, I'd be lost without your light

Forty-six years together, and you still make it right

Yeah, forty-six years together, and you still make it right