(A slow, aching pedal steel guitar fades in)
(Soft, resonant acoustic guitar picking)
I remember the day in Mazabuka town
The way the dust settled when you turned around
Among all the faces, all the others I knew
My heart finally landed when I looked at you
It wasn't just beauty, it was the soul in your eyes
A promise of truth beneath the big open skies
I picked you that day, and I’d pick you again
Through every dry season and the falling of rain
Oh Nicklar, you’re the strength that I need
You’re the backbone of home, a life-giving seed
You’re the mother of children, the heart of my days
I’m lost in the wonder of your quiet ways
I’ll love you till silence, till the last breath is gone
My love, you’re the light that leads me along
When the world gets heavy and the shadows grow tall
You’re the only one standing, catching me when I fall
You carry the weight with such grace and such pride
There’s nowhere I’d rather be than by your side
In every small moment, in the laughter we share
I find my salvation, I find comfort there
From the fields of our youth to the home that we made
A love like this one will never, ever fade
Oh Nicklar, you’re the strength that I need
You’re the backbone of home, a life-giving seed
You’re the mother of children, the heart of my days
I’m lost in the wonder of your quiet ways
I’ll love you till silence, till the last breath is gone
My love, you’re the light that leads me along
They say time is a river, it rushes and flows
But where it is taking us, nobody knows
But if there is breath left inside of my chest
It’s for you, my darling, and for you, I’ll rest
Through the sickness and health, through the dark and the gold
I’m yours to keep, until we’re both old
Oh Nicklar, you’re the strength that I need
You’re the backbone of home, a life-giving seed
You’re the mother of children, the heart of my days
I’m lost in the wonder of your quiet ways
I’ll love you till silence, till the last breath is gone
My love, you’re the light that leads me along
'Til death do us part, that’s the vow that I keep
In the waking hours, and in the long sleep
My Nicklar... you mean the world to me
Just you... always you.
(Fade out with a final, lingering note of the steel guitar)