Joe

The sun was shining down upon the water and the tile

I was standing with my cousin when you caught my eye and smiled

Down at the public swimming pool, our story just began

I didn't know right then and there I'd found a steady man

Oh, Joe, you are the shelter where my heart is safe and warm

So loving and protective, you're my anchor in the storm

We’re looking back on almost fifty-one years of memories

And my love grows even deeper than the day you fell for me

I look at you today and see the boy I used to know

But time has only proven just how sweet a life can grow

You’re loyal as the sunrise, always standing by my side

As my husband and my partner through a long and beautiful ride

Oh, Joe, you are the shelter where my heart is safe and warm

So loving and protective, you're my anchor in the storm

We’re looking back on almost fifty-one years of memories

And my love grows even deeper than the day you fell for me

From that summer afternoon when we were young and free

To a lifetime of devotion and the peace you bring to me

I wouldn't trade a single second of the time that we have spent

You're the keeper of my heart and every blessing heaven sent

Oh, Joe, you are the shelter where my heart is safe and warm

So loving and protective, you're my anchor in the storm

We’re looking back on almost fifty-one years of memories

And my love grows even deeper than the day you fell for me

Yes, my love grows even deeper for you, Joe, with every year