PAUL

[Verse 1]
An interview, a job you didn't get,
They turned you down, but that's not where it ends.
You traded suits for chalk and chairs,
For kids the world forgot to care.
Twenty-five years you gave them light,
My Paul, you always made it right.

[Chorus]
Here's to the hope, here's to the years,
Here's to the love that outlasts every fear.
You're the strong one when I fall,
My steady heart, my Paul.

[Verse 2]
Three quick months and we were wed,
A house, a life, the road ahead.
Then Patrick came, then Sean arrived,
On dusty fields you taught them pride.
Work hard, love the game you play,
They carried that in every way.

[Chorus]
Here's to the hope, here's to the years,
Here's to the love that outlasts every fear.
You're the strong one when I fall,
My steady heart, my Paul.

[Bridge]
And now a storm has come our way,
But you don't flinch, you kneel and stay.
A pillar when the ground feels small,
I lean on you through it all.

[Verse 3]
Carolina sun, our happy place at last,
Old Baxter trotting miles beside your feet.
You cheer the loudest, our biggest fan,
And every day with you feels complete.
Always be true, my love, my dearest friend,
I'd choose you again, and again, again.

[Chorus]
Here's to the hope, here's to the years,
Here's to the love that outlasts every fear.
You're the strong one when I fall,
My steady heart, my Paul.

[Outro]
Wherever eternity may be,
I'll spend it, love, with you and me.