Jim

I was working at the hotel when you walked in through the door

Looking for your brother, but you found a whole lot more

I said hello, you looked right up, and instantly looked down

You told me later that my beauty spun your head around

You said it scared you half to death, but we took it day by day

We started out as friends until the feelings had their way

You're the bravest kind of love I've ever known

You're my shelter, you're the place that I call home

You look at me and whisper, "Baby love"

You're the steady, loyal man I'm dreaming of

You never make me pack my past away

You honor what I carry every day

When I lost Michael to the cancer, I thought my heart was done

I didn't think I had the strength to step back in the sun

But you don't try to change me or the tears I've had to cry

You don't just tolerate my past, you keep his name alive

In everyday situations, you bring him up out loud

You love the love I still hold on to, and you make him proud

You're the bravest kind of love I've ever known

You're my shelter, you're the place that I call home

You look at me and whisper, "Baby love"

You're the steady, loyal man I'm dreaming of

You never make me pack my past away

You honor what I carry every day

You're funny when I need a laugh to get me through the night

Protective and encouraging, you make the heavy light

You didn't ask for a blank page to start our life anew

You just made room for all of me, and I thank God for you

'Cause you're the bravest kind of love I've ever known

You're my shelter, you're the place that I call home

You look at me and whisper, "Baby love"

You're the steady, loyal man I'm dreaming of

The one who looked away because he was scared to fall

Ended up with a heart big enough to hold it all