Tommy

We wore the uniform in Wildflecken, Germany

Just two young soldiers, where our story came to be

Two years of loving you, before the orders pulled us apart

I thought I lost the only keeper of my heart

But through the distance and the military track

My quiet, caring Tommy, you found your way back

Oh, you are my solid rock, the love of my life

I am so deeply grateful just to be your wife

My best friend, my husband, my lover through it all

Compassionate and steady, you catch me when I fall

Thirty-six years, but it feels like yesterday

Every day with you is a gift, in every single way

Three years of waiting, then we finally said "I do"

I promised all my tomorrows to a man so true

But just two hours later, they sent you off to war

I watched you leave in uniform, praying at the door

Through the tearful nights when the skies were painted black

Against the heavy odds, you made it safely back

Oh, you are my solid rock, the love of my life

I am so deeply grateful just to be your wife

My best friend, my husband, my lover through it all

Compassionate and steady, you catch me when I fall

Thirty-six years, but it feels like yesterday

Every day with you is a gift, in every single way

You are so understanding, you don't need to shout

Your quiet kind of loving casts away my doubt

You saved me from the shadows, you brought me to the light

I wish I had the words to thank you right

You've been so good to me, my shelter from the rain

With you by my side, I'd live it all again

Today we celebrate the journey that we made

A love built in the trenches, a bond that will not fade

I look into your eyes and see that same young man

Holding onto forever, holding onto my hand

Thirty-six years of memories we've spun

And darling, I still feel like we have just begun

'Cause you are my solid rock, the love of my life

I am so deeply grateful just to be your wife

My best friend, my husband, my lover through it all

Compassionate and steady, you catch me when I fall

Thirty-six years, but it feels like yesterday

Every day with you is a gift, in every single way