Josef Avid

Morning light on your windowpane Coffee cooling, summer rain All the miles I thought I'd roam Led me right back here to home Your laugh moves easy through the room Like an old and faithful tune Every worry learns to rest When your head is on my chest Babe, take my hand Let the long road fade away Babe, take my hand We don't need much more than today If the world turns hard or strange I'll still know where I stand Babe, take my hand Evening falls on borrowed time Crickets singing soft in rhyme I've chased dreams I couldn't keep Found my treasure while I slept Love's not fire that burns too fast It's the quiet that can last Every promise softly planned Written deep, not written grand Babe, take my hand Let the long road fade away Babe, take my hand We don't need much more than today If the world turns hard or strange I'll still know where I stand Babe, take my hand When the years lay silver down And our steps don't make much sound I'll still feel it just the same That gentle pull, that steady flame Babe, take my hand Till the stars forget their names Babe, take my hand Love's still love when nothing's planned Every road I understand Leads me where you stand Babe, take my hand

Kiss me, darling, soft and slow Like violets on the hill I'll be the wind that wanders by When the evening's standing still When your lips come close to mine The quiet learns to sing Even shy things lift their heads At the joy that love can bring Oh darling, when you love me The sky is soft and bright Life don't ask no troubled questions The world feels safe and right There's a welcome at my doorway Burning steady, warm, and true Love is standing just inside Waiting on you Kiss me, darling, let your lips Be a rose in early June I'll be the bee that finds his way Humming one old tune Every drop of honey sweet Is given willingly Happy fate to be your rose Happy fate to be me Oh darling, when you love me The sky is soft and bright Life don't ask no troubled questions The world feels safe and right There's a welcome at my doorway Burning steady, warm, and true Love is standing just inside Waiting on you I've walked roads both dark and long Heard the whistle of goodbye But love like this don't raise its voice It just stays nearby So kiss me, darling, one more time Before the night moves on If the world keeps rushing past us We'll just let it run Long as you're here beside me That's all I'll ever need Happy fate to love you, girl Happy just to be

Our love is here to stay With days we haven't seen We play the slow romantic way Through all that comes between There's no road leading back No second life to plan We swore our love in simple words And did the best we can I do, when the morning finds us I would, if I had to choose again I will, through all the years before us Sandra, I do, I would, I will People talk and people guess They say what might be true But no one knows what love has meant Until they've lived it through What you choose and what you keep Is carried all along The quiet things we stood upon Are what have made us strong I do, in the light and shadow I would, with the heart I've learned to fill I will, when the road grows narrow Sandra, I do, I would, I will Love must be chosen every time It doesn't live on chance It fades when left unattended It lives when given hands I do, as long as breath is given I would, every time it's true I will, until the end is written Sandra, I do, I would, I will

We were young and quick to argue Said some things we can't undo But I told you on our wedding day Girl, I'm stayin' here with you I can't open up your heart When it's heavy, hurt, or blue But I'll keep this promise still All my days belong to you Thirty-three good years behind Still forever left to do That's the longest honeymoon We've seen joys and midnight storms Grace has carried us along Now our hair is turnin' silver But our love is holding strong I can't open up your heart When it's heavy, hurt, or blue But I'll keep this promise still All my days belong to you Thirty-three good years behind Still forever left to do That's the longest honeymoon I'm still glad I married you

She's not my bad decision She's my "text you when I land" Not my late-night arguing She's my "yeah, I understand" Not my losing track of time She's my favorite kind of late Not my spinning out of control She's my "guess I'll behave" Every rule I used to break Suddenly makes sense with her Funny how my wild ideas Learned some manners, yes they were Not my Mona Loca My Mona Lisa grin Not my "what was I thinking?" She's my "do it all again" Not my beautiful disaster Not my up-all-night regret She's the reason I delete drafts And don't send texts I'd later sweat Not my drama in the doorway She's my shoes right by the bed Not my "we should talk" alarms She's my "come here instead" Not my coffee getting cold She's my last warm cup Not my "maybe this is over" She's my "nah, we're good, what's up?" I used to chase the loudest room Call it love if it was wild She just laughs and steals my hoodie And somehow wins me with a smile Not my Mona Loca My Mona Lisa tease Not my head full of mayhem She's my guilty ease Not my beautiful disaster Not my hard-to-get goodbye She's the reason I stop scrolling When she walks on by She's not the spark that burns it down She's the spark that knows my name Still a little dangerous Just smart enough to play the game Not my Mona Loca My Mona Lisa vibe Not my "how did I get here?" She's my "yeah, I'll stay the night" Not my almost, not my oops Not my "who was I back then?" She's the plot twist I didn't see But I'm smiling at the end

Dad's old Ford by the water tower Dust on the dash Seat torn at the seam We carved our names in fresh blacktop Said this town was smaller than our dreams Friday nights at the diner counter Same four stools Same worn jokes I swore I'd leave come summer But I never quite got broke Some roads end Some take you home Some turn to gravel Some turn to gold You don't see the signs 'til you're already gone Some roads end Some take you home And the hard part is knowing Which way you're really going Saw your face in the high school yearbook Box in the closet I couldn't throw away You traded prom for the Navy Said you'd write when you sailed out of the bay I stayed here fixing up tractors You chased blue water and salt air foam Funny how we both got older You found the world I found a home Some roads end Some take you home Some turn to gravel Some turn to gold You don't see the signs 'til you're already gone Some roads end Some take you home And the hard part is knowing Which way you're really going I used to think leaving meant winning Now I see grace in standing still Every choice is a hundred old fences You climb Or you lean on 'til Some roads end Some take you home Some turn to gravel Some turn to gold You don't see the signs 'til you're already gone Some roads end Some take you home Yeah the hard part is knowing But your heart keeps on showing Some roads end Some take you home