Nelda

[Verse 1]
We gathered once beneath an open sky,
Two hearts that fate had drawn so near.
A daughter's song, a promise to abide,
Shoulder to shoulder, year by year.
Not our first dance, not naive or new,
Still it was brand new — because of us two.

[Chorus]
I loved you then, I love you still,
I always have, I always will.
Through every season, come what may,
Shoulder to shoulder, we found our way.
And though you're gone beyond the pain,
This love remains, this love remains.

[Verse 2]
Your gracious way, your warm and gentle heart,
The way you made me laugh out loud.
We built a home, eight children set apart,
Ten little ones to make us proud.
Twenty-two years, best friends and more,
Fate nudged us close forevermore.

[Chorus]
I loved you then, I love you still,
I always have, I always will.
Through every season, come what may,
Shoulder to shoulder, we found our way.
And though you're gone beyond the pain,
This love remains, this love remains.

[Bridge]
I stayed beside you through the longest night,
A hundred fifty days I held your hand.
Two days shy of our vows, you took your flight —
But God had drawn a wider plan.

[Verse 3]
A bracelet holds the words I whispered low,
Engraved with all my heart could give.
I trust in grace, in mornings yet to glow,
A better life where love still lives.
Till we're reunited, safe and free,
Shoulder to shoulder, you'll wait for me.

[Chorus]
Nelda, I loved you then, I love you still,
I always have, I always will.
Through every season, come what may,
Shoulder to shoulder, come what may.

[Outro]
She loves him, he loves her, and so we stand —
Shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand.