[Intro]
(Acoustic guitar rhythm)
(Haunting Celtic fiddle)
Oh-oh-oh...
The shadows are long tonight...

[Verse 1]
The midnight moon is hanging low and cold
But your hand in mine still burns like gold
The world outside is a wild dark sea
But you're the only light I need to see

Back in nineteen-ninety-seven
We lit a flame beneath the evening sky
Standing together with our family near
Dreaming of forever as the years rolled by

We built our home through joy and pain
Through every storm that crossed our way
And when the darkness gathered round
Love was the reason we stayed

[Chorus]
(Big drums enter)
Happy anniversary, my beautiful wife
Through the storms and the shadows, you are my life
The years keep turning, slipping away
But my heart still needs you more every day

Yeah, you're still the one, you'll always be
The ghost and the angel living inside of me
And when the whole world finally falls asleep
I still reach for your touch in my dreams

Though some roads between us grew silent with time
Your hand still feels like it was made for mine
Through every echo, through every flame
My heart still answers when I call your name

[Verse 2]
(Rhythm guitar grows heavier)
The years leave scars, they leave their mark
But they only make your light shine through the dark
The kids grew up, the seasons changed
Yet some old dreams still call my name

The house gets quiet after midnight falls
I hear the echoes moving through these halls
And though you're here right by my side
Some distances are hard to hide

No holy water, no church in the wild
Could save my soul the way you smiled
No prayer I whispered, no road I roamed
Ever felt as much like coming home

[Bridge]
(Music drops away)
Nineteen-ninety-seven...
Seems like yesterday

Maybe we're older now
Maybe we've changed somehow

But every time you walk into the room
That young man still comes alive

The one who couldn't wait
To hold you close

And still believes
The best part of forever
Hasn't happened yet

[Final Chorus]
(Maximum emotion)
Happy anniversary, my beautiful wife
Through the storms and the shadows, you are my life
The years keep turning, slipping away
But my heart still needs you more every day

Yeah, you're still the one, you'll always be
The ghost and the angel living inside of me
And when the whole world finally falls asleep
I still reach for your touch in my dreams

Though some roads between us grew silent with time
Your hand still feels like it was made for mine
Through every echo, through every flame
My heart still answers when I call your name

[Outro]
Since nineteen-ninety-seven...
Through every storm
Through every scar

Still you...

Always you...