Our Love Songs

Our Love songs are a bit dark, but when we hear these two songs, our hands squeeze, our eyes always met, and we smile those secret smiles....the ones that say 'I love you' and 'We are so lucky' and 'I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat.'....the ones that make our kids roll their eyes and say, "They are talking without words again!"

It's Valentine's Day, but we don't do anything special for it because, here's where it gets sappy folks, every day with my husband is a day we celebrate our love. I know. You can put your puke bowls, away, I'm done!

These two songs are ours. And in honor of this universal day of love, I'm posting them for my husband. I have loved him for 18 years, more than half my life, and I know I have been blessed.

"Far Side Banks of Jordan"

I'll Admit My Steps Are Growing Wearier Each Day

Still I've Got A Certain Journey On My Mind

Lures Of This Old World Have Ceased To Make Me Want To Stay

My One Regret Is Leaving You Be-hind

If It Proves To Be His Will That I Am First To Cross

And Somehow I've A Feeling It Will Be

When It Comes Your Turn To Travel

Likewise Don't Feel Lost

For I Will Be The First One That You'll See

I'll Be Waiting On The Far Side Banks Of Jordan

I'll Be Sitting Drawing Pictures In The Sand

When I See You Coming I Will Rise Up With A Shout

And Come Running Through The Shallow Water Reaching For Your Hand

Through This Life We've Laboured Long

To Earn Our Meagre Fare

It's Brought Us Trembling Hands And Failing Eyes

So I'll Just Rest There On That Shore

And Turn My Eyes Away Until You Come

Then We'll See Paradise

"I Will Follow You Into The Dark"

Love of mine some day you will die

But I'll be close behind

I'll follow you into the dark

No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white

Just our hands clasped so tight

Waiting for the hint of a spark

If Heaven and Hell decide

That they both are satisfied

Illuminate the No's on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you

When your soul embarks

Then I'll follow you into the dark