Starry-Eyed Still

Sometimes I catch you in the evenin’ light

Three little shadows runnin’ by your side

Boots by the back door, dust on your jeans

Strong hands holdin’ all our dreams

I just stand there and smile a while

’Cause I’ve loved you every mile

It’s hard to believe when I look at you

All the different men you’ve grown into

From a little boy I used to run from

To the only man I’d ever run to

You were eight years old in that church aisle

I was shy, but you made me smile

Fifteen and my heart stood still

Starry-eyed then… starry-eyed still

From a diamond ring to a hospital room

First time you held a life that looked like you

Now you’re daddy to three and my heart stands still

More in love now… starry-eyed still

I remember that nervous young man

Kneelin’ down with shaky hands

Promises bigger than we both knew

But somehow we made ’em all come true

Then I watched you become a dad

Soft and strong — no better man to have

You kissed my forehead late that night

Said, “Don’t you worry, we’ll be alright.”

Now you carry this whole world strong

But you still look at me like we’re sixteen and young

You were eight years old in that church aisle

I was shy, but you made me smile

Fifteen and my heart stood still

Starry-eyed then… starry-eyed still

From a diamond ring to a hospital room

First time you held a life that looked like you

Now you’re daddy to three and my heart stands still

More in love now… starry-eyed still

And Lord, you get more handsome every year

Still lookin’ at me like I’m the only one here

The way you lead us, the way you pray

Workin’ hard every single day

When you pull me close just outta sight

That crooked grin in the kitchen light

After all this time, you’d think I’d chill

But you still give me that giddy thrill

You were eight years old in that church aisle

Now you’re teachin’ our babies how to smile

Fifteen and my heart stood still

Starry-eyed then… I’m starry-eyed still

Through every season we’ve walked through

God was writing me straight to you

Yeah, daddy to three and my heart stands still

I’m starry-eyed still.