lyrics du moment

my roommate got married about five weeks ago. her now husband sang a song to her during the ceremony. i was a little skeptical at first because i had seen this done before -- usually the groom cannot make it through without breaking down. and her husband did choke up partway through one phrase, but otherwise he did fine. even more important, it was a kind of nice song; i had never heard it before and it has some nice images in it. i could believe it as he sang it to her. since that day, i hear it all the time. it doesn't help that it is in the iTunes library on my work computer -- not my doing. the song is by steven curtis chapman, who i also tend to be skeptical of. but...here's what's playing here right now:


tomorrow morning if you wake up
and the sun does not appear
i will be here

if in the dark we lose sight of love
hold my hand and have no fear
because i will be here

i will be here
when you feel like being quiet
when you need to speak your mind
i will listen

and i will be here
when the laughter turns to quiet
through the winning, losing, trying, we'll be together
cause i will be here

tomorrow morning if you wake up
and the future isn't clear
i will be here

as sure as seasons were made for change
and lifetimes were made for these yeras
so i will be here

i will be here
so you can cry on my shoulder
when the mirror tells us we're older
i will hold you

and i will be here
to watch you grow in beauty
and tell you all the things you mean to me
i will be here

i will be true to the promise i have made
to you and to the one who gave you to me

just as sure as seasons were made for change
and lifetimes were made for these years
so i will be here