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To Have and to Hold

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To Have and to Hold

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Here we are now, ten years running

Doesn't feel that long at all

I remember the 8th of August

Dancing in the wedding hall

We were so young, there’s so much that we couldn't have known

We're just beginning to see what the future can hold

I’m learning that love is a

Beautiful garden that's bursting with color when tended with care

And I'm learning that love is a wild endeavor

With no guarantees but the life that we share

And I'm learning that love is a sign and a wonder

And healing us more than we ever could know

And there's plenty of reasons why things can be left to grow cold

But I still believe in our promise to have and to hold

To have and to hold

Can't believe how fast they're growing

We were warned, but I'm still surprised

Children play, but, oh, they’re watching

Learning love before their eyes

We’re sharpening arrows and aiming them into the sky

And over and over, we're helping them learn how to fly

We’ll show them a love that can live through an argument

Filled with forgiveness when hurt has been done

And we'll show them a love that can handle misfortune

And still be around when the morning has come

And I'm not naive, we've got miles to go

But we’ve proven our love can grow deeper with time

And there's plenty of reasons why things can be left to grow cold

But I still believe in our promise to have and to hold

To have and to hold

All our days

To have and to hold

Oh

I'm learning that love is a

Beautiful garden that's bursting with color when tended with care

And I'm learning that love is a wild endeavor

With no guarantees but the life that we share

And I'm learning that love is a sign and a wonder

And healing us more than we ever could know

And there's plenty of reasons why things can be left to grow cold

But I still believe in our promise to have and to hold

To have and to hold

All our days

To have and to hold

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