GOLDEN YEARS

 

It was fifty years ago when I first saw her

And I fell for her beauty and her charm

And now in the autumn of our years

I’m still proud to have her on my arm

 

How long ago it was when we were young

When every minute we were parted

Was full of the agonies and torment

And time alone left us broken hearted

 

I could have composed wondrous symphonies

And written lofty ballads to her name

I could have written the sweetest love songs

And never expressed what are love became

 

I would have crossed the wildest seas

And walked on coals to be at her side

I would have slain the fiercest dragon

And fought duals to win her as my bride

 

I proclaimed my love to her as everlasting

And I told her we would always be together

Through thick and thin, good times and bad

Through calmness and through stormy weather

 

How my heart soared as the church bells rang

When at the alter she stood and said I do

Now after fifty summers and fifty winters

The love I proclaimed still holds true