As I Sit Here Looking at You ...

You wore a silver ribbon in your hair

And autumn painted copper everywhere

I saw the smile that brightened up the room

But missed the quiet kindness in your bloom

The years have turned like wheels along the lane

Through wedding bells and windows blurred with rain

Your hands have held me steady through the tide

Your truest beauty never stood outside

So tell me now

what both of us have known

The deepest roots are hidden when they're grown

I found your heart and you found mine

Two humble truths beneath the passing time

Love with your heart

not with your eyes

Love what is true beneath the changing skies

Heart to heart, let the whole world fade

Love with your heart and the promise we've made

When winter silver settles on your brow

I'll see the girl I chose I see her now

No mirror holds the measure of your grace

I know the road by knowing your embrace

And when the evening gathers at the door

We'll count the little mercies we adored

A kettle singing, two chairs by the fire

A faithful hand, the answer to desire

So tell me now what both of us have known

The deepest roots are hidden when they're grown

I found your heart and you found mine

Two humble truths beneath the passing time

Love with your heart

not with your eyes

Love what is true beneath the changing skies

Heart to heart, let the whole world fade

Love with your heart and the promise we've made

Passion may rise like a swift summer stream

Feelings may wander like smoke from a dream

But tenderness stays when the bright moments part

And the truest flame is kindled in the heart

Love with your heart, not with your eyes

Love what is true beneath the changing skies

Heart to heart, let the whole world fade

Love with your heart and the promise we've made

to heart

Let the whole world fade

Love with your heart

And the promise we've made