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This song was written as a heartfelt thank-you to my wife.
For more than fourteen years of love, laughter, and shared life.
But it’s also for everyone who has walked a similar journey, for every couple who’s weathered the storms, celebrated the little things, and still looks at each other with the same love as on day one.
A warm ballad carried by piano, acoustic guitar, and soft strings, it tells the story of gratitude, devotion, and timeless connection.
It’s a song for all those who believe that real love doesn’t fade, it only grows deeper with time.

Genre: Ballad / Love Song
Mood: Emotional · Romantic · Honest

All These Years (And Still You)

[Verse 1]
Came up from Aston, a world away
To halls in Manchester, Fallowfield grey
You were a legend, I was just new
Annie, I only wanted to be friends with you.

[Verse 2]
We’d stay up talking, you’d ask me big things
‘Bout life and death and what the future brings
I gave the wrong answer, I was just a kid
Still see the look on your face that you hid.

[Chorus]
But now you don’t remember me
You just think I’m bad
For all the stupid things I said
The best friend you never had
I know time has passed, but I just want you to know
I was just a boy then, with nowhere to go.

[Verse 3]
Well, I learned how to be a good boyfriend
An okay lover, right ‘til the end
But I’m a poor husband, that much is true
Married twice now, and neither was you.

[Verse 4]
Lived down in Ealing with an African queen
But I threw that all away for a different scene
Then a pretty young thing, but the timing was off
My kids are all grown now, I’ve had enough. 

[Chorus]
‘Cause now you don’t remember me
You just think I’m bad
For all the stupid things I said
The best friend you never had
I know time has passed, but I just want you to know
I was just a boy then, with nowhere to go.

[Bridge]
I write these songs in a little house
Still remember the bops at Dalton
Now I play guitar and sing ‘em out loud
Living in Edmonton now, all on my own.

[Outro]
I wonder about you, Annie…
You were my first love…
Where are you now?
What did you learn?


Inspired by London Love Songs by Sadie Jemmett 
https://soundcloud.com/sadiejemmett/londonlovesongs?si=c150f282f7524e52b699a15ea5b1c948&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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