When they tell my story through
Will they speak of my love for you
Carved in trees down country roads
Sewn in our children's winter coats
How many sunsets
How deep the blues and the reds
How many heart beats
How many falling leaves
How high can you fly till you can't see the ground
Long after we are gone, good love lingers on, good love lingers on
Time's the story in reverse
That trains the river to its course
And while it's crying at the wake
It's laughing in your birthday cake
How many rocks thrown
How many broken bones
How many bruised knees
How many Christmas trees
How high can you fly till you can't see the ground
I'm never gonna leave you
And when they lay my body down
A memory will find you
It will echo through the ground
I always meant to tell you
But I always thought you knew
I saw forever
The moment I met you
Long after we are gone, good love lingers on, good love lingers on
The creaking of your parents stairs
Dancing in our underwear
And the tree house that we made
From a year of Saturdays
The sound of sails against the rain
We are only on our way
And if eternity is true they will carve it out of you
If eternity is true, they will carve it out of you