Neil

December twenty-third, nineteen sixty-six

I was just fifteen, you were eighteen in the mix

You walked up to my door in a striped shirt and checked pants

Hoping that my father might give you half a chance

Dad took one look as you stood there on the ground

And said, "I didn't know the circus was in town"

But you always said you adored me, right from the start

Fifty-six years later, you still hold my heart

Since January twenty-fourth of nineteen seventy

We’ve built a beautiful life, just you and me

We still laugh, we still kiss, we still cuddle up tight

Oh Neil, I love you more every single night

We went out for three nights before our very first kiss

I was nervous as could be, hoping it would be pure bliss

But the romance was broken by a little sound I made

I let a fart slip out, and I was so afraid

But you laughed all the way home beneath the stars above

And you told me later on, that's how you fell in love

Cause you always said you adored me, right from the start

Fifty-six years later, you still hold my heart

Since January twenty-fourth of nineteen seventy

We’ve built a beautiful life, just you and me

We still laugh, we still kiss, we still cuddle up tight

Oh Neil, I love you more every single night

From Holmwood Highgate where you built up the success

To traveling the world as Lord and Lady, nothing less

Out there in the dirt, you're a gardener on a mission

Always giving sister Joanne some heavy competition

We’ve seen it all together, from the struggles to the gold

But the best part of the story is the one we're still being told

Now we trade the fancy travels for the simple things we see

Eating jellybeans in bed, watching our big TV

You're still the sweet boy who laughed at my mistake

The greatest choice that I could ever make

No more checked pants, but the fun will never end

You're my husband, my hero, and my very best friend

And you always said you adored me, right from the start

Fifty-six years later, you still hold my heart

Since January twenty-fourth of nineteen seventy

We’ve built a beautiful life, just you and me

We still laugh, we still kiss, we still cuddle up tight

Oh Neil, I love you so much, you're my guiding light