Forty-Eight Times Blessed
Verse 1
Forty-eight sunsets, forty-eight dawns,
A few old scars and some old songs.
The mirror tells me time ain't lied,
But I've learned there's beauty on the other side.
Every mile has left its trace,
Every heartache carried grace.
Tony frel these years from bone to soul,
And every one has made me whole.
Chorus
'Cause not one day was guaranteed,
Not one breath was owed to me.
Every morning that I woke
Was mercy wrapped in hope.
So I won't count the wrinkles,
I won't count the miles.
I'll count the times that Heaven smiled.
Forty-eight years... forty-eight times blessed,
With a grateful heart inside my chest.
Verse 2
Tony buried dreams and planted new,
Lost my way and found it too.
Held on tight and learned to let go,
That's just how this old life goes.
Through the storms and through the light,
Someone carried me each night.
Looking back, it's plain to see,
Grace has always walked with me.
Chorus
'Cause not one day was guaranteed,
Not one breath was owed to me.
Every morning that I woke
Was mercy wrapped in hope.
So I won't count the wrinkles,
Tony won't count the miles.
I'll count the times that Heaven smiled.
Forty-eight years... forty-eight times blessed,
With a grateful heart inside my chest.
Bridge
If tomorrow never comes,
I've already known enough—
Love to give, hands to hold,
Stories worth more than gold.
But if the good Lord grants one more sunrise,
I'll greet it with these grateful eyes.
Final Chorus
'Cause every year I couldn't claim,
Still somehow carried my name.
Every heartbeat, every prayer,
Is proof that love has kept me here.
So raise a glass, sing it loud,
Stand thankful, stand proud.
Forty-eight years... what a beautiful ride,
Forty-eight times Heaven stood by my side.
Forty-eight times blessed...Tony
And still alive.
