Dave

[Verse 1]
Some folks drift in like summer rain
Gone before you learn their name
You paused that night at my hotel door
Said, "I guess you'll be the one that got away"
But deep in my soul I knew the score
This was the start of something more

[Chorus]
Dave, you were wrong, I never got away
Twenty-eight years and here I stay
Through every storm and every mile
You've been my comfort and my smile
So here's my heart, my thank you, friend
I'll love you right on to the end

[Verse 2]
I've watched you play that pedal steel
Make a hard heart cry and slowly heal
Those steady hands, that brilliant mind
The rarest soul you'll ever find
A love so big it fills the sky
Sexiest man in the universe, no lie

[Chorus]
Dave, you were wrong, I never got away
Twenty-eight years and here I stay
Through every storm and every mile
You've been my comfort and my smile
So here's my heart, my thank you, friend
I'll love you right on to the end

[Bridge]
Then along came Lynnie, bright as gold
Magnificent, with a heart to hold
I love her too, I always will
You two make my whole world still

[Verse 3]
In that fleeting second, I just knew
It was the beginning, me and you
Not the end of one passing night
But a lifetime, burning bright
So strike that steel and let it ring
For every gift your heart can bring

[Chorus]
Dave, you were wrong, I never got away
Twenty-eight years and here I'll stay
Through every storm and every mile
You've been my comfort and my smile
So here's my heart, my thank you, friend
I'll love you right on to the end

[Outro]
The one that got away? Oh no
I'm right here, Dave, I'll never go