Brenan

October ninety-six, when I gave you my hand

You were honest and true, a hardworking man

Looking at me with those beautiful blue eyes

The life of the party, but steady and wise

You're cooking up supper and making me smile

We've walked this road for a beautiful while

Dependable, thoughtful, tender and kind

The greatest best friend that I ever could find

Thirty years ago, I said "I do"

And if I went back, I'd still choose you

We’ve loved and we’ve lost, we’ve laughed and we’ve cried

But every single morning, you’re right by my side

It might not be perfect, but thank God for this life

My rock, my protector, I'm proud I'm your wife

Through all of the seasons, the gray and the blue

Brenan, I'm still choosing you

Ninety-nine and two-thousand-three brought the boys

Filling our home with a beautiful noise

Pitching our tents underneath the night sky

You never let a practice or a game slip by

From the baseball diamond to the fishing camp

Down at Lake Verret by the glow of a lamp

Or rolling the dice on a casino night

As long as I'm with you, the world is alright

Thirty years ago, I said "I do"

And if I went back, I'd still choose you

We’ve loved and we’ve lost, we’ve laughed and we’ve cried

But every single morning, you’re right by my side

It might not be perfect, but thank God for this life

My rock, my protector, I'm proud I'm your wife

Through all of the seasons, the gray and the blue

Brenan, I'm still choosing you

In twenty-two we cried when my daddy passed on

He loved you like a son till his time here was gone

We watched our oldest marry, then we faced the unknown

Losing our first grandchild, the hardest grief we've known

But joy found a way when our youngest proposed

And a granddaughter's coming, a new chapter unfolds

We've weathered the storms and we've cherished the sun

And our beautiful journey is far from done

Thirty years ago, I said "I do"

And if I went back, I'd still choose you

We’ve loved and we’ve lost, we’ve laughed and we’ve cried

But every single morning, you’re right by my side

I pray for thirty more to grow old with my friend

My rock, my protector, right up to the end

Through all of the seasons, the gray and the blue

Brenan, I love you, and I'm still choosing you