Years

(verse 1)a bottle of wine and two glassespotato salad and that old picnic basketsunday afternoon spread a blanket for so many years that we tend to lose track of itthose years turn dreams into memoriesmuch oblige for every one you spent with mecant believe the kids that were at our feet all moved out and began their own familyit still feels like just yesterdayi stood in that mirror practicin' what to sayjust know when i live for the momentmy eyes glowed, held out my hand and felt yours on ityou dont know the power a touch like thatyou have on a lovestruck ladeverything i ever used to care about fade to the backi feel that way to this day, matter of fact(chorus)laughter and tears we had through the yearslike magnets, attract without fearthe sun ..light that magically appearedi recall it all and i'm glad that you're herelaughter and tears we had through the yearsthe feeling of companion is nearthe first touch, that cant be comparedi recall and i'm glad that you're here(verse 2)that old tree witnessed the first love we madei pulled out my pocket knife, gave it my namebut like all trees, he went and grew rings and that carving got harder to read from far awayand the stress of this world, it pressed youmade you forget you possessed something specialand all of this mess, you tended to neglect the blessing that slept directly next to youso i'm painfully ignored by a girl masquerading as the lady i adoreand even though i lived as your husbandi cant help missin' the kiss i fell in love withwhat was once huggin' and kissin'one day made way to fussin' and bickerin'now cussin' and no one's listenin'lost all grip on love in the midst of it(chorus)laughter and tears we had through the yearsthe challenges you have interferethe heartbreak and anguish we sharedi recall it all and i'm glad that you're herelaughter and tears we had through the yearswe snapped and reacted out of fearbroken promises can't be repairedi recall it all and i'm glad that you're here(verse 3)those things that we say when we arguenever go away, they become part of youfurthermore with every new scar it grew ever harder to open my heart to youi need you to believe me when i tell you thati didn't step out on you to get you backi was just hungry for affection that the first time another gave attention, i was in the trapi let her stand in for youtrying to recapture the magic that i knewthats why i fell for it becausewhen she held me in her arms, i pretended they were yoursi dont fault you for being mad at mewe were a family, i put you through a tragedycan't blame you for losing sanityrolling me over in my sleep and stabbing me(chorus)laughter and tears we had through the yearseverytime our anniversary nearsyou show up with a picnic basket and a beeri recall it all and i'm glad that you're herelaughter and tears we had, it appearsthe best talks i've had with you in yearsare right here where you laid my casket my deari'll save you a place and catch you when you're here