I had to do some really fast talking in order to convince a wonderful woman like Tammy to marry someone like me. One thing I promised was that I would write a song for her when she delivered our first child. Well, we have six children. Did she get her song? Of course she did! It only took 44 years. I wrote and recorded this and gave it to her for our 44th anniversary.
Lyrics
How Can It Be?
© 2019 By Craig Mecham
For all these years
She lay next to me each night
Softly breathing
Un-til the morning light
When she rises
And floats throughout the day
Moving softly
And tender are her ways
CHORUS
How can it be?
That someone such as I
Has a place
With her side by side
And when she smiles
She lights up any room
And she’s the reason
That my heartstrings are in tune
And when I’m scared
Of the path that we have chose
Her gentle touch
Tells me her heart knows
We can do it
So forward we both go
Hand in hand
Into the dark unknown
CHORUS
How can it be?
That someone such as I
Has a place
With her side by side
And in the night
When I’m laying wide-awake
My mind racing
And my heart’s about to break
I look at her
Sleeping soft and warm
And then I know
We can weather any storm
How can it be?
How can it be?
How can it be?
After all that we’ve been through
That she’s still here
And knows just what to do
When the world
Crashes down around my head
And I feel like
I’m hanging by a thread
CHORUS
How can it be?
That someone such as I
Has a place
With her side by side
Some things are rare
Almost never known
But in my life
The seed of love has grown
Into a rose
So perfect in my eyes
I stare in wonder
Can’t help but question why
How can it be?
How can it be?
LAST CHORUS
How can it be?
That someone such as I
Has a place
With her side by side
How can it be?
How can it be?