Seasons d'Amour

Eighteen million, nine-twenty thousand, six hundred minutes

We've been together for that long, my dear

Eighteen million, nine-twenty thousand, six hundred minutes

How do you measure lives entwined for thirty-six years?

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In cuddles, in snuggles, in pebbles, in discount roses

Late night discussions, and straight up fights

Massages, or pun fights? Road trips, or silly poses?

What yardstick tells us how we've lived our life?

How about love?

How about love?

How about love?

We measure in love

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Those mornings when we breathe in each other's scent

Those moonlit nights when the stars are so bright

The times that frustration means our “deal” has been spent

Those days when nothing ever seems to go right

In kids we didn't have, false friends who trust betrayed,

Lives we may have saved, or the money that we made?

We reach toward each other in joy or frightening pain

Back to back against the world, facing loss or fun or gain

Measure in love

Measure in love

Measure in love

Seasons of love

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In milkshakes, and crafting, and learning, and teaching others

In jewelry, in music, empty peanut butter jars

In nightmares, in giggles, laid plans, and wishful thinking

How do you measure our journey so far?

The states that we visit and pennies collected,

Those spring break days of flying kites on the sand,

The butterflies we raised and released to the unknown,

The granddaughter we love to play with and spoil 'cause we can?

In choices that we made, or funerals we'd attend,

In stories that we share, or gifts we give to friends

Remember the love

Remember the love

Remember the love

Measure in love

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In backpacks, and pictures, and edits, and cups of hot tea

Brook stomps, leaf crunches, and huge snowball fights

Weight gain, work pressure, or unwelcome diagnoses

Crickets and fireflies on warm summer nights

The fights to set our boundaries to keep us safe and sane,

The loans we didn't want to take but let us barely float,

The times that our neglect would drive the other one insane,

Those rides that were so magical in every kind of boat

In letters that we wrote, the times we said goodbye,

The times we almost gave up, or claimed we never tried

Seasons of love

Seasons of love

Seasons of love

We measure in love

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In ethics, in sodas, glass beads, and pewter casting

In nuzzles, and nibbles, and afternoon delight

In crutches, car crashes, doctors, and pain that's lasting

Phone bills, long distance, or fading eyesight?

When whales were singing to the cold dark stars along the beach,

To forays in the Everglades, or rivers full of manatees

Or in the desert, staring at the mule deer within reach

Or standing on Mount Cadillac, able to view the sea?

In card games that we played, lives full of Truth or Dare,

The work we did behind the scenes and no one seemed to care

Measure in love

Measure in love

Measure in love

We measure in love

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In diet restrictions, snowmen, and favorite foods

Museums, exhibits, and funny t-shirts

In puppers, or moo cows, or rapid changing of moods

Or relaxing where we are, just sitting in the dirt

Those nights we watched the dawn, tracked satellites in space,

Deep talks about our plans, thought it was all figured out,

Mourning shattered dreams, people gone without a trace,

Or when everything fell apart, drowning us in our own doubt

Adventures and excitement, it has been quite the ride

But I'd do it all again, if you stay by my side

Remember the love

Remember the love

Remember the love

Measure in love

Seasons of love

Seasons of love