I Found You
I turned this poem into a country song. My husband passed away and I moved back to New Jersey from Tennessee. (There are quite a few poems/songs about my husband, and that’s a long, sad story, but this is about my current life partner.) There’s no hidden meaning. It pretty much tells our story, except I never went to a fortune teller. That part is poetic justice. By the way, this wonderful man has asked me to marry him 3 times. I have two rings, which I wear. He didn’t bother buying a third. But the song made him cry. (In a good way.)
Those Tennessee skies looked mighty blue
I’m my rear view mirror that day
Over 900 miles of highway driving
To try to make my get-away
Fortune teller said I’d find my
True love in just a few
I laughed because I wasn’t looking
But somehow I saw you
I told my girlfriends not to bother
Trying to Set up a blind date
If some poor fellow was really that smitten
He’d be in for a mighty long wait
Didn’t want those dating apps
Or even a candlelight dinner for two
Just searching for some peace and quiet
But somehow I found you
You volunteered to paint my room
And help me to unpack
You even bought me dinner
But expected nothing back
Didn’t know that men existed
Who are gentle, caring and true
Alarming that there’s no Price Charming
But I found a prince in you
I still cant take that great big step
Not ready to say I do
But every time I lose my way
I turn around and there’s you
That Jersey sunshine speckles the ocean
Like stars twinkling on the blue
And I never thought I’d see such beauty
Then turn around and I see you
You took a broken, fragile heart
And nurtured it back to new
You said you knew it from the start
But I’m so, so grateful that I found you.
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