Verse 1
Nearly fifty years
How quickly they disappear
Three children grown
And somehow we’re still here
A thousand ordinary mornings
A lifetime through one door
I never thought of losing you
I thought we’d always have more
Verse 2
Then one ordinary evening
The ordinary went
The future I’d been counting on
Was suddenly only lent
I couldn’t make it better
Couldn’t bargain like before
I just stood there wanting back
The life I’d taken for sure
Chorus
But you’re still here
Still her
Still the woman I adore
Still the face across the table
I’ve seen ten thousand times before
And I’m still here
Still me
Though I’m not the man I was
A little scared
A little grateful
Still us
Verse 3
I’ve gone into protection
As if love could stand on guard
As if watching you more closely
Could somehow shield your heart
I listen to you breathing
When you’re somewhere deep in sleep
As if loving you enough
Could make you mine to keep
Verse 4
There’s a loneliness in loving
I never knew before
It’s seeing what you’ve always had
And knowing you could lose it all
You can lie beside somebody
And suddenly feel alone
Because the person lying there
Is what has made life home
Chorus
But you’re still here
Still her
Still the woman I adore
Still the face across the table
I’ve seen ten thousand times before
And I’m still here
Still me
Though I’m not the man I was
A little scared
A little grateful
Still us
Bridge
I used to think forever
Was something we were owed
Another year, another summer
Another stretch of road
Now I don’t need forever
Forever asks too much
Give me breakfast in the morning
And your hand for me to touch
Final Chorus
You’re still here
Still her
Still the love that made my life
Still the girl inside the woman
Who’s been nearly fifty years my wife
And I’m still here
Still me
Still frightened because I must
Still hoping
Still grateful
Still us
Outro
Tomorrow isn’t promised
It never really was
Tonight you’re here beside me
And tonight
There’s still an us.
Lyrics Michael Forty
Voice Michael Forty