Wayne

I was just sixteen, and you were twenty-one

Two kids running off before our lives had quite begun

We drove down to Gate City back in nineteen sixty-five

Didn't have a dime to spare, but our hearts were so alive

We built our whole world on a promise and a ring

Empty pockets didn't matter when we had everything

Oh Wayne, you've been my rock through the seasons and the years

A faithful man who stood by me and chased away my fears

You worked so hard to give us all the things we'd ever need

A loving husband, a gentle soul, a good provider indeed

Sixty-one Aprils have come and passed us by

And I’m still thanking God for you beneath this country sky

Just a year went by before our baby boy was born

I saw the tender way you held him on that early morn

You loved that little boy so much, and you loved me just the same

You gave us both a steady home and a proud, respected name

I still see us laughing at the amusement park

Riding on the Ferris wheel until the sky grew dark

Oh Wayne, you've been my rock through the seasons and the years

A faithful man who stood by me and chased away my fears

You worked so hard to give us all the things we'd ever need

A loving husband, a gentle soul, a good provider indeed

Sixty-one Aprils have come and passed us by

And I’m still thanking God for you beneath this country sky

Sunday mornings in the pew, bowing down to pray

Your love for God and church is what has kept us to this day

A good father to our boy, a blessing from above

We started out with nothing, but we struck gold with your love

Oh Wayne, you've been my rock through the seasons and the years

A faithful man who stood by me and chased away my fears

You worked so hard to give us all the things we'd ever need

A loving husband, a gentle soul, a good provider indeed

Sixty-one Aprils, and I love you more today

I am so thankful for you, Wayne, more than words could ever say