Climax Blues Band - I Love You

                         

When I was a younger girl
I hadn't a care
Fooling around
Hitting the town
Growing my hair

You came along
And stole my heart
When you entered my life
Ooh, babe
You got what it takes
So you made me your wife

Since then
I never looked back
It's almost like living a dream
And, ooh
I love you

You came along
From far away
And found me here
I was playing around
Feeling down
Hitting the beer
You picked me up
From off the floor
And gave me a smile
You said
You're much too young
Your life ain't begun
Let's walk for awhile

And as my head was spinning 'round
I gazed into your eyes
And thought, ooh
I want you

Thank you, babe
For being a friend
And shining your light in my life
'Cause, ooh
I need you

As my head was coming round
I gazed into your eyes
And thought, ooh
I want you

Thanks again for being my friend
And straightening out my life
'Cause, ooh
I need you

Happy Anniversary , John

"Friday night it was late I was walking you home,  we got down to the gate ,and I was dreaming of the night ,would turn out right ? How to tell you girl, I want to build my world around you, tell you that it's true, I want to make you understand I'm talking about a lifetime plan. " ......1978
We  were stopped at a light and this song came on the radio. John started singing... the rest is 37 years later. Happy anniversary, John

You Are The Love Of My Life - For John

Love Of My Life - Jim Brickman
written by Michael W. Smith

I am amazed When I look at you
I see you smiling back at me
I am afraid If I lost you 

I'd fall through the cracks and lose my track
In this crazy lonely world
Sometimes it's so hard to believe

When the nights can be so long
And faith gave me the strength
And kept me holding on.

You are the love of my life
And I'm so glad you found me
You are the love of my life
Baby put your arms around me
I guess this is how it feels
When you finally find something real
My angel in the night
You are my love
Love of my life

Why Do I Love You?

WHY DO I LOVE YOU? 

by Roy Croft

I love you… Not only for what you are,

But for what I am when I am with you.

I love you… Not only for what you have made of yourself,

But for what you are making of me.

I love you… For ignoring the possibilities of the fool in me

And for laying firm hold of the possibilities for good.

Why do I love you?

I love you… For closing your eyes to the discords

And for adding to the music in me by worshipful listening.

I love you…

Because you are helping me to make of the lumber of my life

Not a tavern, but a temple;

And out of the words of my every day, not a reproach, but a song.

I love you…

Because you have done more than any creed to make me happy.

You have done it, without a word, without a touch, without a sign.

You have done it just by being yourself.

After all, perhaps that is what love means.

“I love you. I am who I am because of you. You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I've ever had, and no matter what happens to us in the future, everyday we are together is the greatest day of my life. I will always be yours. ”

― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

Remember When - For John- Happy Valentine's Day

Remember when I was young and so were you
And time stood still and love was all we knew
You were the first, so was I
We made love and then you cried
Remember when?

Remember when we vowed the vows and walked the walk
Gave our hearts, made the start, it was hard
We lived and learned, life threw curves
There was joy, there was hurt
Remember when?

Remember when old ones died and new were born
And life was changed, disassembled, rearranged
We came together, fell apart
And broke each other's hearts
Remember when?

Remember when the sound of little feet
Was the music we danced to week to week
Brought back the love, we found trust
Vowed we'd never give it up
Remember when?

Remember when thirty seemed so old
Now lookin' back, it's just a steppin' stone
To where we are, where we've been
Said we'd do it all again
Remember when?

Remember when we said when we turned gray
When the children grow up and move away
We won't be sad, we'll be glad
For all the life we've had
And we'll remember when.

Brought By A Dream- For John

Originally written as a song played on my guitar for my husband, John 1978

I've searched for you everywhere.
In crowded streets, though faces so blank.
In passing cars, maybe even went as far
as looking through lines at the bank.

You're that special man I've never met
but knew I would recognize as mine.
By how you walked, the difference in the way you talked,
how you smiled, even how your eyes would shine.

You see, I've dreamed of you for so long a time
that I created your image in the back of my mind.
Just waiting for you to come to life for me
to prove not all dreams die in the face of reality.

but rather...

Breathe and walk in my direction
and rescued me from the false loves who came before.
All the trials that I endured for your sake
because I was sure you'd be worth it, that and so much more.

And how true it was when I first saw you
I left imagination far behind.
My dreams were brought from inside
and brought me love..uncomplicated and mine.

Now I know all of those dreams were meant to come true
cause they are standing by my side, all here within you.
For I found them all when you came to life for me
and proved that not all dreams die in the face of reality.