Charles

We were just kids when this story began

You used to pinch me, a mischievous plan

You might not remember those days from the start

But I kept those memories safe in my heart

Then February ninth, two thousand and four

We stood at the altar, I couldn't ask more

I never knew just how deep it would grow

This beautiful love that you constantly show

Charles, you’re the rock that our family leans on

A hardworking father from dusk until dawn

When the shadows fall and life keeps us guessing

You say, "God's got us, and I am not stressing"

My husband, my soulmate, my closest best friend

A heaven-sent blessing on which I depend

You carry the weight with a patient embrace

And bring out a smile when there's tears on my face

Even on days when I don't want to laugh

You find a way to bring joy to our path

Braylon and Jasmine and Dalton all see

What a true man of faith is supposed to be

You give us your all, every drop of your strength

For the ones that you love, you go any length

Charles, you’re the rock that our family leans on

A hardworking father from dusk until dawn

When the shadows fall and life keeps us guessing

You say, "God's got us, and I am not stressing"

My husband, my soulmate, my closest best friend

A heaven-sent blessing on which I depend

From our first little boy at the end of '04

To twenty-fourteen when God gave us one more

Now a grandson in January, twenty-twenty-six

Look at this beautiful life that God built brick by brick

I couldn't live without you by my side

My heart and my soul, my joy and my pride

Charles, you’re the rock that our family leans on

A hardworking father from dusk until dawn

When the shadows fall and life keeps us guessing

You say, "God's got us, and I am not stressing"

The best thing that happened to me in this life

I thank the Lord daily that I am your wife