Steve

You were friends with Joe Edmonds, you knew him so well

But you didn't know his daughter had a secret to tell

When you finally found out, I saw the shock in your eyes

'Cause my daddy didn't play, it was a heavy surprise

Everybody feared Joe, he protected his own

But you didn't back down, you made your feelings known

Since nineteen-eighty, baby, just me and you

Forty-four years of a love tried and true

October twenty-eighth, thirty-eight years as your wife

Two beautiful children, the pride of our life

You raise a little hell, but your heart is pure gold

I'll love you, Steve, to have and to hold

You asked me to wait till you and Joyce were all through

I held out my heart, 'cause my spirit just knew

Then we crossed paths in the alley, out back of your work

The universe shifted, the shadows all blurred

One look in your eyes and the deal was sealed

And all of these decades just prove what is real

Since nineteen-eighty, baby, just me and you

Forty-four years of a love tried and true

October twenty-eighth, thirty-eight years as your wife

Two beautiful children, the pride of our life

You raise a little hell, but your heart is pure gold

I'll love you, Steve, to have and to hold

You never spare my feelings, you say it straight to my face

A hundred percent real, moving at your own pace

A hard-working man who provides for his family

The strongest foundation that a husband could be

I will love you forever, through the sun and the rain

And I just hope, baby, that you'll do the same

Since nineteen-eighty, baby, just me and you

Forty-four years of a love tried and true

October twenty-eighth, thirty-eight years as your wife

Two beautiful children, the pride of our life

You raise a little hell, but your heart is pure gold

I'll love you, Steve, as our story unfolds

Yeah, I'll love you always, through the joy and the pain

And I just hope, baby, that you'll do the same