I Grudgingly Hold Your Hand….a love song!

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It’s our anniversary 💛

I wrote lyrics and had this song made for Beaver as a gift, it tells our story in a fun catchy way!

i was trying to wait for May 3rd but he was having a hard day … and let’s be honest, I am terrible at waiting to give presents… so he got it early.

Here is a little background so it makes more sense when you listen…

 

We met in the Dean’s office in college. He was in trouble for not wearing a belt and being late for chapel, and I was the student secretary. Somehow, we started hanging out all the time, and he thought we were dating…I did not.

 

The “blue drinks” line is about blue-raspberry slurpies, we would run to Sheetz gas station to get them all the time... I thought he just really liked slurpies… turns out he just really liked me.

 

The rest of the song touches on a lot of our life, foster care, adoption, a really hard season, then our move, his health, the hurricane/flood where we literally had to carry the dogs out and try to save what we could and our friends show up for us, meals, clothes, toothpaste, deodorant, a ride…etc…

It’s a little bit of everything....chaos, faith, laughter, and just choosing each other through it all.

 

Anyway… it means a lot to us, and it was fun to create, so I wanted to share it with you....

Here are the lyrics:

[Verse 1]

It started in an office, someone was in trouble

A girl behind the desk trying not to laugh

Who knew that moment was the spark

That lit a fire nothing could put out

Two worlds apart, Michigan to New York

Truly madly deeply, you already felt like home

[Chorus]

We’re a little crazy, a little wild

We drive each other nuts, but we smile

Through the storms and the grace

Every beautiful, broken place

Love chose us and we chose it back

Faith held us steady when life felt heavy

[Verse 2]

Blue drinks and laughter, you thought we were together

I didn’t get the memo but you kept on calling

And somewhere down the line, I finally said “I do”

We opened up our doors and opened up our hearts

And only bent when we thought we’d break

[Chorus]

We’re a little crazy, a little wild

We drive each other nuts, but we smile

Through the storms and the grace

Every beautiful, broken place

Love chose us and we chose it back

Faith held us steady when life felt heavy

[Bridge]

You faced the fight and you’re still fighting

God’s steady hand is still guiding

Beaver, together we carried what mattered most

Our village showed up when the waters rose

[Verse 3]

You cheer me on through every dream and season

You support my hobbies, no matter what I start

We traded big for tiny by the sea

Beaver, this messy life is where I want to be

A house of laughter, animals, and prayer

You take my hand when we argue… I grudgingly leave it there

[Chorus]

We’re a little crazy, a little wild

We drive each other nuts, but we smile

Through the storms and the grace

Every beautiful, broken place

Beaver, love chose us and we chose it back

Faith held us steady when life felt heavy

[Outro]

We didn’t start out perfect but we stayed

Beaver, I’d choose you every single day