Edward

Nineteen eighty-two, in our R.O.T.C. gear

At Mesquite High School, just passing through the years

We never really dated, we went our separate ways

Until a screen lit up on Valentine’s Day

Two thousand and eight, a message out the blue

On Classmates dot com, and suddenly it’s you

We talked upon the phone as the hours slipped away

I didn't know my life was changing on that day

Oh, Ed, you've always stood right by my side

My shelter in the storm, my steady guide

Through all the surgeries and the cancer treatments too

I found my safety in the heart of you

You kept me protected when my body was frail

You showed me a love that would never fail

I love you so much, more than words can convey

Thank you for holding me every single day

It wasn't very long after that first call

You went to my dad and promised him your all

April eleventh, at the Abilene courthouse door

Two thousand and eight, we started something more

Exactly one year later, in the church we stood

April eleventh, promising for good

Eighteen years of marriage, watching our love grow

I just want to thank you, and let my feelings show

Oh, Ed, you've always stood right by my side

My shelter in the storm, my steady guide

Through all the surgeries and the cancer treatments too

I found my safety in the heart of you

You kept me protected when my body was frail

You showed me a love that would never fail

I love you so much, more than words can convey

Thank you for holding me every single day

When the fear took its toll and I was breaking down

You were the quiet strength that kept me on the ground

You never wavered, you never let me fall

You showed me what it means to truly give your all

Through every single hospital room and every tear I cried

I'm so incredibly lucky to be walking by your side

Oh, Ed, you've always stood right by my side

My shelter in the storm, my steady guide

Through all the surgeries and the cancer treatments too

I found my safety in the heart of you

You kept me protected when my body was frail

You showed me a love that would never fail

Eighteen years together, and a lifetime still to go

I love you so much, Ed, I just needed you to know