From Seven to Forever

We were seven years old,

sitting on the old front gate

Trading comic books and staying up way too late

You had dirt on your sneakers,

a ribbon in your hair My absolute best friend,

we went everywhere

Then the moving trucks came on a rainy July Two kids at

the window, too broken to cry The map pulled us apart,

the years turned to stone And we grew up in the shadows,

all on our own

(ahhhh) A lifetime of seasons,

a world spinning fast Just trying to outrun the ghost of the

past But destiny waits,

it doesn’t forget...

And there you were in your thirties,

standing in the crowd The noise of the city suddenly went loud

Twenty-plus years felt like a blink of an eye When I looked

at your face and you started to cry We went separate ways

just to find our way back Two wandering train cars back on

the track From seven to

forever,

the puzzle is complete

The boy and the girl

finally meet

We drank coffee for hours,

filling in the blank space

Finding the kids we were behind every adult face

No more running away,

no more holding back tears We were making up ground for all

of those lost years Now look at this room,

look at all of these lights Surrounded by family on the greatest

of nights You’re in a white dress,

I’m holding your hand The beautiful picture that heaven had planned

The vows have been spoken,

the ring’s on your hand...

And here we are standing,

shining in the crowd The applause of our loved ones is ringing

out loud Twenty-plus years felt like a blink of an eye Now

I’m kissing my bride under the sky We went separate ways just

to find our way back Two wandering train cars back on the

track From seven to forever,

the puzzle is complete

The boy and the girl finally meet

Now we’re flying away to a paradise shore

Where the waves crash at the door

White sand beneath us,

the sun sinking low A honeymoon haven where the warm breezes blow

Just you and me,

love, under palms in the night In our own little world,

everything is so right (Yeah!)

Look at us now,

we survived all the crowd!

Shouting our love to the heavens out loud!

Twenty-plus years was a blink of an eye

Look at the sunset painting the sky!

We went separate ways just to find our way back Two wandering

train cars back on the track From seven to forever,

the puzzle is complete

My beautiful best friend...

we finally meet

Seven years old on the old front gate...

Turns out it wasn't goodbye.

It was just a long

wait. (shhhhh)