Now you're in your 59th year of marriage to (NAME),
and together, you've worked at your family dream,
and now, with two sons and six grandchildren later,
we're very grateful you're such a wonderful team.
You both love God, your church family and studying the bible,
and the good book has so very often, shown you the way,
and we're thankful for your many prayers together,
you've helped so many (and you've always known just what to say).
One of four children in an Italian family,
Lenny (the little kid) soon grew up and roared,
he started the business we all work for,
(but it's only because of us that it's really soared).
We're so glad we've been able to say "I love you",
even as we've grown older we still say it so many times,
it's because you've created a wonderful, loving family,
you are the ones that have put the reasons in our rhymes.
Because you took me home and I never left,
I'll never forget when you took me to meet your family,
you told them you were going to propose,
and they in turn, of course, then told me.
I know you've been on your own since you were 13,
so a real family you have never really known,
I think my goal is to teach you what family is,
and I've succeeded to some extent, as we've grown.
And I know that I took my time in coming,
but all good things come to those who wait,
and that funny feeling you had on Sunday was me,
you see, we were already developing a family trait.
You claim that you're very much in love with me,
yet, for family's sake, you're thinking of going back,
and I know that we're now going nowhere,
I'm having the worst kind of heart attack.
You make them wild by letting them do just what they want,
but we know you're just a big kid, there in your heart,
and we just wanted to say "we love you",
but in truth, we didn't know where to start.
I love you more than I thought was even possible,
you are my family, my future, my everything, my all,
and it's because of you I walk so much taller,
in fact, with you, I feel like I'm about ten feet tall.
It also seemed to give you the courage to start the business,
it seems like Jesus lit up your path, your destiny,
well, that gave our family more time to be together,
you don?t know what that has meant to me.
We just wanted to thank you for being you,
and to encourage you to all that you can become,
just know that you're a credit to this family,
and that you have one very proud Dad and one very proud Mom.
Actually, (NAME) and (NAME) hated each other,
and one time, at the beach, they got into a fight,
but gladly the family feud didn't spoil things,
and soon it was Burger King on a Saturday night.
That night, eventually we went to bed
and I could see the shadows of your family outside,
they were waiting by the bedroom door listening,
if I said "eavesdropping" would it hurt the family pride?
(NAME) is the first date to actually become a part of the family,
and thankfully, we don't just see him on the holidays,
it is quite apparent that he loves (NAME) very much,
and of course, I hope that's the way it always stays.
And her short bread biscuits were simply to die for,
not to mention her sweet potato and macaroni & cheese,
and I'll never forget the Christmas Mock Crayfish,
the best ever. (Would you like some more? Yes, please!)
And I know that He keeps you safe on the road,
and there's many seniors that you've driven all around,
you're appreciated by many, especially this family,
we know that it's a pure and precious gem that we've found.
We were together for seven years, married for two,
and we were trying to start our own family,
and I know you really wanted to be a Dad,
it's so unfair, I guess it was just not meant to be.
We'll never forget the family fishing trips to (PLACE)
and Dad acting like he wanted to catch the biggest and the most,
but he was really happy when we hauled in a big one (Perch don't count),
and Mom made sure we were well fed (as in the evening, we'd naturally boast).
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