For my wife Christelle

Christelle, this song is for you For everything my words cannot explain

I remember when our eyes first met each other All the noise around us seemed to disappear You placed a quiet light inside my future Made a home where hope could overcome the fear Through the rushed-up mornings and the longest evenings You can read my silence without judging me When the doubt arrives and covers us in shadows You reach out your hand and bring the sun to me

I do not own a palace or a hidden treasure Only this devoted heart I give to you Every single beat is softly saying your name Christelle, you are the song that carries me through

For my wife Christelle, my love, my everything I would choose your smile from a thousand faces For my wife Christelle, my most beautiful promise I will walk beside you through the changing seasons When the years have left their stories on our faces I will keep your laughter with me on the road For my wife Christelle, today and always I give you this song and all the love I hold

We have crossed through storms and celebrated victories Drawn our dreams together late into the night You have carried all our hopes with quiet courage Made the simplest view a beautiful sight Coffee shared together, your shoulder next to mine Every room is breathing to the rhythm of our feet I will make no promise I could never honour Only to be honest, kind, and choose you faithfully

I do not own a palace or a hidden treasure Only this devoted heart I give to you Every single beat is softly saying your name Christelle, you are the song that carries me through

If the road grows longer, come and lean on me If the night turns colder, I will keep you warm And if time paints silver through our hair together I will thank you still for making life our home

For my wife Christelle, my love, my everything I would choose your smile from a thousand faces For my wife Christelle, my most beautiful promise I will walk beside you through the changing seasons When the years have left their stories on our faces I will keep your laughter with me on the road For my wife Christelle, today and always I give you this song and all the love I hold

Christelle, hear my heart beneath the rhythm It will choose you when the final notes grow still Today, tomorrow, always Christelle, my love, I always will