It was always You - (R&B/Soul — written for Annabel)

Описание: It was always You - (R&B/Soul — written for Annabel)

Intro
One look, one night… and my whole world moved.

Verse 1 — The Beginning
Back in ’88 I was running wild,
New life in Australia, just a carefree child.
Then February ’90, in that crowded room,
You walked in shining, like you changed the tune.
Chris said, “She’s special, don’t you play around,”
And something in me shifted, my feet on solid ground.
Dinner at Estia, fifteen at the table,
I sat far away, hiding feelings I wasn’t able
To say out loud… but the next morning I knew—
Seventeen roses, no card, just truth.

Pre‑Chorus
Three months waiting, hoping you’d see
Something real was waking up inside of me.

Chorus
It was always you, it was always you.
From the moment our story first broke through.
You softened my edges, you steadied my view,
Every road I walked was leading me to you.
It was always you… it was always you.

Verse 2 — The Leap
May ’90 came and we fell fast,
A love so strong I knew it had to last.
But Italy was calling, World Cup dreams,
And leaving you behind tore me at the seams.
So I bought you a ticket, said, “Come with me,”
Your parents worried, but you chose to believe.
And on that trip, somewhere under Italian skies,
I saw forever when I looked in your eyes.
You moved in after, and my whole life changed—
Your calm, your kindness, rearranged
The man I was… you made me new.
I knew right then my heart belonged to you.

Pre‑Chorus
You healed old wounds, you showed me grace,
You built a home in my restless space.

Chorus
It was always you, it was always you.
My once‑in‑a‑lifetime train that I refused to lose.
You brought me peace, you brought me truth,
You turned my wild heart into something new.
It was always you… it was always you.

Verse 3 — The Life We Built
’93 we circled the world hand in hand,
Tahiti winds, tiny planes, and unplanned
Moments like swimming back when they left us behind—
Those are the memories that stay in my mind.
LA, London, Paris nights,
Then Italy’s roads and Assisi’s lights.
Santo Stefano, vows in August sun,
Fifty‑five people, two families as one.
Azzurra arrived, then Xavier too,
And I watched your heart in everything you’d do.
Rosa Marina waves, our children growing,
A life so full without us even knowing
How fast it goes… but every year proved
There was never a moment my heart would have moved.

Pre‑Chorus
From Buffalo winters to New York snow,
We’ve walked through every high and low.

Chorus
It was always you, it was always you.
Through every country, every dream we grew.
From Italy’s shores to our life renewed,
Every chapter wrote the same truth.
It was always you… it was always you.

Bridge — The Heart of It
Thirty‑six years of coffee in bed,
Thirty‑six years of the words unsaid
That live in the quiet things we do—
Your gentle hands, my love for you.
You made me better, you made me whole,
You’re the painter who coloured my soul.
Mother, grandmother, partner, friend…
My love for you will never end.

Final Chorus
It was always you, it was always you.
My heart found home the day it found you.
Through every sunrise, every night we’ve been through,
There’s one thing I know, one thing that’s true—
It was always you… it was always you.
Always you.