Our Gold Dust Glittered Journey

A Gold Dust Glittered Journey - For Carol and Pete

(Intro: Acoustic guitar with a soft, 60s folk vibe)(Verse 1)

We didn’t have a map, we didn’t have a plan

Just a simmering urge to hold each other’s hand

In a crowded room, mid-grad party haze

Donovan was singing of the wind and better days

We found the rhythm in a sudden, spinning chance

The world started turning with that first and magic dance

(Chorus)

It’s been a gold dust glittered journey, a long and winding road

With unanticipated turns and the seeds of love we sowed

From the steps of the church to the heights we didn’t know

We just kept on walking, watching the magic grow (Verse 2)

You were the navigator, certain of the way

I was the driver through the bright and stormy day

But the lines started blurring as the years went rolling by

Synergy and strength under every changing sky

We learned to step back, we learned to let it flow

Using every talent to help the other grow

(Verse 3)

We found a little crazy in the steady, quiet life

Spontaneous laughter cutting through the strife

Then the family came, a cadre built on trust

Turning every "maybe" into a loving "must"

From the kids to the friends who were always in our court

Love was the backstop, the anchor, and the port

(Bridge)

And after fifty years, the secret’s still the same

It isn't in the planning or the fortune or the fame

It’s the way the soul ignites when a certain smile is cast

It’s the dream we’re still completing, built to always last

(Chorus)

On this gold dust glittered journey, this long and winding road

With unanticipated turns and the seeds of love we sowed

From the steps of the church to the heights we didn’t know

We just kept on walking, watching the magic grow (Outro)

I see you across the room, and my heart begins to melt

The greatest kind of magic that a soul has ever felt

Still catching the wind...

Still dancing...