[male
vocals] (
Acoustic
guitar
strumming,
gentle
piano
melody
building) (
Soft
pedal
steel
swelling
in
the
background)
It
was
thirty
years
ago
we
stood
there
in
the
light
Young
and
nervous
hearts
beneath
the
morning
bright
I
promised
you
forever
in
a
world
that
shifts
like
sand
But
thirty
years
later,
I’
m
still
holding
to
your
hand
From
the
valleys
of
the
struggle
to
the
mountain
tops
we
climbed
We’
ve
etched
our
story
deep
within
the
passage
of
the
time
And
every
single
sunrise
brings
a
brand
new
shade
of
blue
But
nothing
is
as
beautiful
as
waking
up
with
you
Oh
Rachel,
my
Rachel,
you’
re
still
my
favorite
one
After
three
decades
of
shadows
and
the
golden
rays
of
sun
Through
every
changing
season,
you’
re
the
rhythm
in
my
chest
Of
all
the
gifts
I’
ve
gathered,
you
are
surely
still
the
best
Yeah,
thirty
years
of
grace
and
still
I’
m
learning
how
to
love
My
Rachel,
you’
re
the
blessing
from
the
heavens
up
above
We’
ve
built
a
house
of
memories
on
the
foundation
of
our
trust
Turning
all
the
hard
times
into
diamonds
from
the
dust
Our
hair
might
turn
to
silver
and
the
lines
might
start
to
show
But
there’
s
a
fire
in
our
spirits
that
just
continues
to
grow
You’
re
the
melody
I
hum
when
the
world
gets
loud
and
cold
A
story
that
gets
better
every
time
that
it
is
told
I
look
at
you
and
wonder
how
I
earned
a
heart
so
true
I’
d
choose
this
life
a
thousand
times
if
I
could
start
anew
Oh
Rachel,
my
Rachel,
you’
re
still
my
favorite
one
After
three
decades
of
shadows
and
the
golden
rays
of
sun
Through
every
changing
season,
you’
re
the
rhythm
in
my
chest
Of
all
the
gifts
I’
ve
gathered,
you
are
surely
still
the
best
Yeah,
thirty
years
of
grace
and
still
I’
m
learning
how
to
love
My
Rachel,
you’
re
the
blessing
from
the
heavens
up
above (
Instrumentation
building
with
sweeping
violin
strings)
They
say
that
time
can
weary
even
the
strongest
of
the
flames
But
darling,
we’
re
the
exception,
we’
re
the
ones
who
break
the
chains
It’
s
not
just
in
the
easy
days,
it’
s
in
the
way
we
fight
To
keep
our
little
world
together
through
the
darkest
night
Oh
Rachel,
my
Rachel,
you’
re
still
my
favorite
one
After
three
decades
of
shadows
and
the
golden
rays
of
sun
Through
every
changing
season,
you’
re
the
rhythm
in
my
chest
Of
all
the
gifts
I’
ve
gathered,
you
are
surely
still
the
best
Yeah,
thirty
years
of
grace
and
still
I’
m
learning
how
to
love
My
Rachel,
you’
re
the
blessing
from
the
heavens
up
above
Thirty
years,
my
favorite
person
Through
it
all,
still
you
Yeah,
thirty
years
of
love
with
you,
Rachel (
Guitar
fade
out
with
a
final
soft
piano
chord)
Just
you
and
me,
for
all
the
years
to
come.