[Intro: Acoustic guitar, light brush percussion]
[Verse 1: Male]
Under the porch light where our footprints slow, I set your veil inside my coat,
That pickup's tailgate held our midnight vows, your laughter turned the county road to gold.
Remember that first slow dance by the fair lights, your hand in mine beneath the Ferris wheel?
I kept the ribbon from your bouquet, tied it to my mirror like a promise I could feel.
[Pre-Chorus: Male]
These small town signs, the long white fence—
They mark the miles we’ll travel, every inch makes sense.
[Chorus: Both — call & answer]
Male (lead): Forever starts today, right here where our two hearts lay.
Female (answer): On a front porch swing, with a mason jar and a sway.
Both (together): To love that grows like cornfields after rain,
To vows that ring like church bells down the lane.
Forever starts today—hand in hand, come what may.
[Verse 2: Female]
I kept your jacket from that courthouse night, the stamp of our new name still warm.
You wiped away my nervous laugh, then kissed my temple as we signed the form.
There’s a photo in the glovebox of a sunset off the county line,
Where we promised to keep planting seeds so every season could be kind.
[Pre-Chorus: Female]
All our little plans, the kitchen light—
They’re the map we follow into morning light.
[Chorus: Both — call & answer]
Male (lead): Forever starts today, right here where our two hearts lay.
Female (answer): With a pickup full of dreams and a promise in the hay.
Both (together): To laughter at the table and the quiet when we pray,
To weathering the storms and dancing in the rain.
Forever starts today—hand in hand, come what may.
[Verse 3: Male — memory/detail]
I hear your voice in the radio, a hymn turned into our tune,
The way you hum while fixing coffee, the sun cutting through the kitchen June.
I’ll carry you when roads get rocky, I’ll learn the songs you need to hear,
I’ll stake my boots in this small yard, plant our names close year to year.
[Verse 4: Female — pledge/hope]
I’ll stitch our Sundays into quilts and fold our worries tight,
I’ll answer when the barn door creaks, hold steady through the night.
We’ll fill this house with baby steps, with laughter, porchlight glow,
We’ll chase our map past that county line, to wherever love will go.
[Bridge: Male & Female — small conflict then reaffirmation]
Male: I’m scared sometimes I’ll bring you worry, bills, and tired days.
Female: I’m scared when storms roll through and we can’t find our way.
Male (soft): But I swear on that old oak pew, I’ll fight for what we’ve made.
Female (rising): And I swear to stand beside you, come sun or midnight shade.
Both (together): We’ll say our vows again in whispers, turn fear into a flame—
Not to burn us down, but light the path that calls our names.
[Final Chorus: Both — full harmony]
Male (lead): Forever starts today, right here where our two hearts lay.
Female (answer): With church bells in the morning and a license plate that sways.
Both (together):
