Forty Years from Backroads by Johnsmith

Forty Years
Written by Johnsmith

I met you in the shadow of the mountains
On the Colorado Plains
I never saw it coming
I was caught out in the rain

I felt a lifetime pass before me
On that day our eyes first met
A lifetime and you were in it
Even though I didn’t know you yet
Like we already won some race
And we were still standing at the gate

Chorus
Forty years and counting
Forty years around the sun
Forty years since the mountain
Forty years in love
Forty years and counting

We said our vows late in September
There was a chill in the air that day
We lit a fire and threw the braided rug back
I took your hand as the band began to play

I know I’ve never been that easy
I can be as fickle as the wind
But you’ve always been the willow
You hold your ground but you always bend

Repeat chorus

Forty years still going strong
We’re still writing our love song

Repeat chorus
40 yrs around the sun, 40 yrs in love

• Americana
• Folk
• singer-songwriter
• Trempealeau