Joey

Started with a friend request over The Walking Dead

Just a couple messages and funny things we said

Then you came to my July the Fourth cookout

Took me five whole minutes just to figure you out

Soon we're in your backyard, throwing horseshoes in the dirt

Eating hotdogs off the grill, laughing in your faded shirt

Kenny Chesney playing softly from the speaker on your phone

Right then and there, I knew my heart had finally found its home

You were the preacher's grandson with a spirit made of gold

You'd help anyone in need, the greatest hand to hold

After three years you just looked at me, didn't even drop a knee

You said, "Woman, you're marrying me," I said, "Okay, when will it be?"

Joey and Carolyn Bakosky, a promise we made true

We swore we'd be forever, and forever I'm with you

I saw the way you gave your time when Grandma Helen called

She had her own radio show, but she needed you through it all

You quit your job and moved right in, you were her guiding light

Took care of her till ninety-five, and stayed there day and night

Then on October 3rd, two thousand and fifteen

The best day of my life, like something from a dream

With Pikapoo, our little dog, standing by your side

I've never been so happy as the day I was your bride

Cause you were the preacher's grandson with a spirit made of gold

You'd help anyone in need, the greatest hand to hold

After three years you just looked at me, didn't even drop a knee

You said, "Woman, you're marrying me," I said, "Okay, when will it be?"

Joey and Carolyn Bakosky, a promise we made true

We swore we'd be forever, and forever I'm with you

Thirteen years together, ten as man and wife

I thought we had so many more chapters in this life

But January 15th, the whole world fell apart

Right there in front of me, heaven stopped your heart

It happened way too fast, I didn't want to let you go

Now me and Pikapoo are missing you more than you could know

But you're still the preacher's grandson with a spirit made of gold

You'd help anyone in need, the greatest hand to hold

I still hear you saying, without dropping to a knee

"Woman, you're marrying me," I said, "Okay, when will it be?"

Joey and Carolyn Bakosky, a promise we made true

We only had thirteen years, but forever I love you

Yeah, Joey, you're my best friend, and forever I love you