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[[Verse 1]

She was seventeen
Sun on her hair in that corner café
Stirring sugar in a chipped white cup
Saying, "maybe I'll leave this town someday"
In her twenties
I watched her walk the aisle in lace
Laughing as her veil caught on the door
"I trip when I'm happy," she said, hiding her face

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She’s been loved forever
From shy first glance to silver dawn
Every year, another page
Same old song keeps rolling on
Every season, every change
Every line upon her skin
She’s been loved forever
And I’d choose her all again

[Verse 2]
In her thirties
Crayons on walls, toys on the stair
She'd fall asleep with a book in her hand
Cookie crumbs still tangled in her hair
In her forties
Office lights and late-night calls
She’d kick off heels, dance in the fridge glow
Jazz on the radio, phone off the wall

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[Bridge]
In her fifties
She learned to sleep past dawn
Booked the trip she’d always circled
Came back with stories and a sunburned yawn
In her sixties
She stopped asking, "Is it too late?"
Paint on her hands, dirt on her knees
Said, "I finally learned to love my own face"
In her seventies
Soft scarf, strong eyes, steady hand
She laughs when her memories tangle
Says, "I never thought the years could feel this grand"

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[Outro]
Now the candles crowd the table
Names and faces blur and blend
She leans in close, whispers, "promise"
I say, "I’ll be here at the end"
She was seventeen, she is everything
Every age we ever were
She’s been loved forever
And forever’s still with her