Looking back
He sees it all
It was her first date the night he came to call

And her dad said "Son, have her home on time
And promise me you'll never leave her side"
He took her to a show in town
And he was ten feet off the ground

As he was walking her home
And holding her hand
Oh, the way she smiled it stole the breath right out of him
Down that old road
With the stars up above
He remembers where he was the night he fell in love
He was walking her home

Ten more years and a waiting room
At half past one
And the doctor said come in and meet your son

His knees went weak
When he saw his wife
She was smiling as she said "He's got your eyes"

And as she slept he held her tight
His mind went back to that first night

Oh, he was walking her home
And holding her hand
Oh, the way she smiled it stole the breath right out of him
Down that old road
With the stars up above
He remembers where he was the night he fell in love
He was walking her home

He walked her through the best days of her life
Sixty years together and he never left her side

A nursing home
At eighty-five
And the doctor said "It could be her last night"
And the nurse said "Oh, should we tell him now
Or should he wait until the morning to find out"

But when they checked her room that night
He was laying by her side

Oh, he was walking her home
And holding her hand
Oh, the way she smiled when he said this is not the end
And just for a while they were eighteen
And she was still more beautiful to him than anything
He was walking her home
He was walking her home

Looking back
He sees it all
It was her first date the night he came to call