Still Us

It started cold
a beach in gray
Crash Test Dummies
on replay
Your coat too thin
your smile too wide
I knew —
I’d stay
right by your side

You wore the ring
in blooming May
And in November
we found our way
We said the thing
with open hands
That lovers dream —
but few can stand

No vow was tested
like our grace
But time can’t steal
what we embrace
It wasn’t luck
or fairy dust
It was the silence
built on trust
We laughed at life
and sometimes us
But always knew —
we’re still us

In all our seasons — we stayed
Through fire and shade,
we never strayed
The world turned loud
we held our tune
A song still soft
beneath the moon

We’ve lost, we fought
we climbed, we fell
But every scar
still rings like "well..."
We did it right
not always clean
But love was never
just a scene

Now autumn draws
its quiet lines
We trade the noise
for roots and pines
No billboard dream
no flash, no race
Just morning walks
and slower pace
We found what counts —
what makes us real
The wind, the woods
the way we feel

In all our seasons — we stayed
No curtain call
no grand parade
But hand in hand
and calm and wise
We lived the truth
behind the eyes

And when the dusk
will call our name
We’ll walk it slow
no need for fame
Just you and me —
as we began
Still side by side
Still woman
Still man
Still love
Still us.