Richie

[Verse 1]
It was October, seventy-nine,
The autumn air, your eyes met mine.
I didn't know that little spark
Would light a fire inside my heart.
Two months of talk beneath the stars,
And I already knew you were mine.

[Chorus]
Oh, how you love me, how you love this family,
Forty-six years of holding on to me.
Through every storm and every fall,
Your steady faith outlasted it all.
Richie, my darling, come what may,
I'd choose you again on every day.

[Verse 2]
December came, you took my hand,
A ring, a promise, and a plan.
By May of eighty we said our vows,
The same sweet love that carries us now.
We buried grief, we cried, we prayed,
But God and you never turned away.

[Chorus]
Oh, how you love me, how you love this family,
Forty-six years of holding on to me.
Through every storm and every fall,
Your steady faith outlasted it all.
Richie, my darling, come what may,
I'd choose you again on every day.

[Bridge]
We lost so many along the road,
But you were strong and shared my load.
Our children, grandkids, joy untold —
The greatest riches that we hold.

[Verse 3]
So here we stand, still hand in hand,
Two hearts that learned to understand.
The years have silvered, softened, grown,
And still you make this house a home.
Whatever's left of my sweet days,
I'll spend them loving you always.

[Chorus]
Oh, how you love me, how you love this family,
Forty-six years of holding on to me.
Through every storm and every fall,
Your steady faith outlasted it all.
Richie, my darling, come what may,
I'd choose you again on every day.

[Outro]
Forever, my dear husband, true,
There's no one, love, but only you.