Bill

September eighty-six, a cookout in the fall

Across the crowded yard, I couldn't speak at all

We were both too shy to say a single word out loud

But it was love at first sight, looking through the crowd

I knew right then and there, without a word exchanged

That everything inside my life was about to be rearranged

Oh, Bill, you're the steady ground beneath my feet

Every time I see your face, my heart still skips a beat

So patient and so loving, dependable and true

It always has been, and it always will be you

Time and distance could never fade this fire

I am yours forever, my only true desire

A few days passed me by, healing in my room

Recovering from surgery, shaking off the gloom

Then came the yellow roses, a generous surprise

Confirming every feeling I saw inside your eyes

You showed me you were stable, a gentle, caring man

And with that quiet gesture, our forever began

Oh, Bill, you're the steady ground beneath my feet

Every time I see your face, my heart still skips a beat

So patient and so loving, dependable and true

It always has been, and it always will be you

Time and distance could never fade this fire

I am yours forever, my only true desire

Look at the life we've gathered, look at how we've grown

From two shy people to a family of our own

Two sons, ten grandchildren, a great-granddaughter too

This is what love built, starting with me and you

Through every passing season, through every joy and tear

The foundation of our family is the love we're holding here

Oh, Bill, you're the steady ground beneath my feet

Every time I see your face, my heart still skips a beat

So patient and so loving, dependable and true

It always has been, and it always will be you

Time and distance could never fade this fire

I am yours forever, my only true desire