The story behind this song
The first time, she was twenty-five and trembling, reading promises off folded paper to a boy in a borrowed tie — promising things she didn't fully understand yet. Now she knows exactly what those words cost, because she's kept them through waiting rooms and hard years and every ordinary morning since.
So this is the second proposal, no ring, no bended knee, just the certainty of a hand that's stopped shaking. For the wife who would say yes again before the question finished — older, grayer, and surer than she has ever been.
Lyrics
The first time I was trembling
This time my hands are still
This time my hands are still
I read my vows off folded paper
Twenty-five and terrified
I promised things I didn't understand yet
To a boy in a borrowed tie
Twenty-five and terrified
I promised things I didn't understand yet
To a boy in a borrowed tie
Now I know what those words cost
And I'd pay it all again
And I'd pay it all again
I'd marry you again — today, right now
No music, no crowd, just that same old vow
Knowing every flaw, every hard-won year
I'd say yes before the question, dear
Older, grayer, surer than I've ever been
Ask me, husband — I'd marry you again
No music, no crowd, just that same old vow
Knowing every flaw, every hard-won year
I'd say yes before the question, dear
Older, grayer, surer than I've ever been
Ask me, husband — I'd marry you again
I've seen you at your worst and waiting rooms
You've seen me come undone
We kept the promise through the proving
That's how I know it's the one
You've seen me come undone
We kept the promise through the proving
That's how I know it's the one
The first yes was a hope
This yes is a fact
This yes is a fact
I'd marry you again — today, right now
No music, no crowd, just that same old vow
Knowing every flaw, every hard-won year
I'd say yes before the question, dear
Older, grayer, surer than I've ever been
Ask me, husband — I'd marry you again
No music, no crowd, just that same old vow
Knowing every flaw, every hard-won year
I'd say yes before the question, dear
Older, grayer, surer than I've ever been
Ask me, husband — I'd marry you again
So here's my second proposal
No ring, no bended knee
Just every morning that I wake up
And choose you, easily
No ring, no bended knee
Just every morning that I wake up
And choose you, easily
I'd marry you again — today, right now
No music, no crowd, just that same old vow
Knowing every flaw, every hard-won year
I'd say yes before the question, dear
Older, grayer, surer than I've ever been
Ask me, husband — I'd marry you again
No music, no crowd, just that same old vow
Knowing every flaw, every hard-won year
I'd say yes before the question, dear
Older, grayer, surer than I've ever been
Ask me, husband — I'd marry you again
The first time I was trembling
This time — I do, I do
This time — I do, I do
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