[Intro – Clean Electric Guitar + Piano] (soft, intimate start, slow arpeggios) [Verse 1] We met over in Germany (soft, intimate delivery) at that old NCO Club, truth be told back then, I wasn’t lookin’ for love, We didn’t know the road ahead, what the years would send, didn’t know I’d find my rock, my truest friend. (pause slightly on “friend”) [Verse 2] We married in Roskilde (soft, reflective) ’neath a cold March sky, I was sick with the flu while the world rushed by. But you wrapped me in your arms and you pulled me through, Turned a miserable day into being loved by you. (gentle vibrato on “you”) [Verse 3 – Army Service] You served twenty-eight long years as a U.S. Army Scout, Through every war and mission, every fear and every doubt. So devoted and selfless in all that you do— A soldier, a protector, the man I run home to. (soft vibrato on “home to”) [Verse 4 – Deployments] You deployed across the world (soft start, intimate delivery) deserts, mountains, endless sand, You carried every burden with a steady, quiet hand. And every time you left you still found ways to pull me through, Turned the hardest nights of waiting into being loved by you. (pause slightly on “you”) [Chorus 1 – Build with Drums + Power Chords] And I’d marry you again… (slightly slower, soft start, let vocals swell) every lifetime, every way… (stretch emotional words) From ’91 to now, I’d still choose you every day… (crescendo on “choose you”) You’re my heartbeat, my shelter, my soldier standing strong— Thirty-five years later, I’d still take your hand and walk along… (hold last line, let strings swell) [Verse 5] You’ve seen me at my weakest, (intimate, gentle phrasing) every flaw and every fight, Yet you stayed so calm and patient, held me close through every night. You’ve loved me without judgment even when I felt my worst, Always giving all you have, always putting me first. (pause slightly after “first”) [Verse 6] We raised our son, sweet Brandon, watched him grow into a man, You taught him strength and kindness with your steady, patient hands. Through the dogs and all the chaos, every storm we wandered through, You stayed steady, stayed unshaken, kept on loving me like new. (let “like new” linger) [Bridge – Pull Back, Intimate + Strings] You’re the rhythm in my chest through the laughter and the crying, Through the storms and all the rest when the world feels heavy trying. You’re the courage when I’m shaking, you’re the calm when I’m pressed— Randy, you are my blessing— and I’m endlessly blessed. (linger on “endlessly blessed,” soft strings) [Final Chorus – Cinematic Rock Build] And I’d marry you again… (soft start, swell slowly) every lifetime, every way… (stretch emotional words) From ’91 to now, I’d still choose you every day… (crescendo on “choose you”) You’re my heartbeat, my shelter, my soldier standing strong— Thirty-five years later, and I still know where I belong… (soaring vocals, full band, hold last word) If tomorrow started over like that first day long ago… (pause for effect) I’d take your hand all over again… and never let it go… (slow, emotional fade into outro with strings/piano) [Outro – Soft Piano + Clean Guitar] After all the miles we’ve walked, every memory we’ve made, You’re still the hand I reach for at the ending of each day. Your love has been my safe place, my calm through every scar— And if I had one life to live again, I’d still choose exactly where we are. So when the years grow quiet and our hair turns silver too, I’ll still be right beside you… still falling in love with you. [Spoken Final Line – very soft] And Randy… I’d still say “I do.”