From the recording There and Back

Lyrics

Our hair’s turned silver, mine thin with time
Every crease telling a story we’ve lived together
Holding each other as the years go by
And through it all, so glad you’re mine

Years may have softened the edge of our youth
But they sharpened our love that was always our truth

You are the most beautiful
My eternal reflection
A moment that time can’t bend
With each precious heartbeat
You’re forever young to me

When you smile, I still feel that fire and light
With laugh lines and heartache written forever
That spark in the darkness of the longest night

Standing together as the years go by
A love that hasn’t faded but learned to grow
Like a mirror of precious memories
Stronger with every gentle season

What we’ve built out of faith and forgiveness
Is deeper than passion alone

You are the most beautiful
My eternal reflection
A love without finish or end
Every tear, every laughter
Like pages we’ve written
You’re forever young to me

When the seasons keep turning
And the world rushes by
Let the years do their counting
I’ll still choose you every time
If the mirror one day forgets who we’ve been
My heart remembers everything

You are the most beautiful
My eternal reflection
Time has no claim on this flame
Through all of the changes
One truth remains
You’re forever young in my eyes

© 2026 Words and Music by William Fred Thompson