A love song to forty-two years of marriage, built not from grand gestures but from the small moments — a kiss in the night, a purple dress, a photo with Hugh Jackman — that quietly become a life.

Lyrics

I’ve been trying for days now to write you a song
Every word falls a little short of how we’ve made it last so long
Those thoughts that I can’t quite put to page
In a simple phrase even when the feeling’s clear
Something we never had to name / That carried us all these years
It’s the sound of your breathing in the middle of the night
That quiet kind of closeness when everything feels right
It’s all the little things I never knew I’d need
Your long blonde hair in the summer breeze
That easy smile that still gets to me
It’s all the little things you bring to me / I’m grateful everyday
The Royal Guard at the Tower of London
Who became a friend for life
That afterparty on opening night
When an English Dame spilled a glass of wine on me
All the people I know today
That I met because of you
How you’ve opened up my world
You should never doubt how much I love you
It’s a kiss on the cheek in the middle of the night
The touch of your hand after we fight
It’s all the little things I never knew I’d need
It’s that picture with Hugh Jackman at The Music Man
How Harpo cracks us up with his silly grin
It’s all the little things you bring to me / I’m grateful everyday
We’ve built a life
One brick at a time
There’s a reason we’ve made it last
Because together we shine
It’s the taste of your lips in the middle of the night
Your green eyes catching the evening light
It’s all the little things I never knew I’d need
It’s driving with the top down on a desert highway
A purple dress in a sea of grey
It’s all the little things you bring to me / I’m grateful everyday