forever
Lyrics
You've got the bones of a powerful legacy song here—part love song, part family anthem, part declaration of faith and commitment. I shaped it into a lyrical format that could work as a country ballad, contemporary Christian song, or even an epic acoustic duet between Pappa and Mimi.
Sunflower (Our Legacy)
Verse 1
Here we sit again,
At the edge of decisions,
That same old fork in the road.
We've all stood here before,
And we'll stand here again,
It's how our hearts are forged and shown.
Our love gets tested,
Our loyalty questioned,
Our resolve put under fire.
Will you stand in my corner?
Will I stand in yours?
Will we carry each other higher?
Pre-Chorus
And that boy's watching every step,
Learning from the things we do.
One day he'll become a man,
Built by the love that carried him through.
Chorus
There is no choice to be made,
I already know where I belong.
From now until forever,
Right beside you where I've always been strong.
You're my sunflower,
My choice, my heart,
The rhythm in every beat I know.
Every song I'll ever write
Starts and ends with your light,
You're the reason my soul still grows.
Verse 2
I thank God every day,
For this blessing He gave,
A gift so few will ever see.
An angel walking beside me,
A love beyond measure,
The greatest treasure there could be.
No diamond shines brighter,
No kingdom stands taller,
Than the life we're building today.
And every storm that finds us,
Will only remind us,
Love is stronger than anything in its way.
Pre-Chorus
The world may try to pull us apart,
The winds may howl and rage.
But love like ours becomes a fortress,
That time itself can't shake.
Chorus
There is no choice to be made,
I already know where I belong.
From now until forever,
Right beside you where I've always been strong.
You're my sunflower,
My choice, my heart,
The rhythm in every beat I know.
Every song I'll ever write
Starts and ends with your light,
You're the reason my soul still grows.
Bridge
We become an immovable force,
Unbreakable, steadfast and true.
Ripples moving through time and space,
Because of the love we chose to pursue.
Our prayers will echo through generations,
Our choices will never fade.
The legacy we leave behind
Will be written by the love we made.
Final Verse
And one day the world will know his name,
Not because of fortune or fame.
But because he learned to stand with honor,
To walk with kindness just the same.
The man we see inside him now,
Will rise for everyone to see.
And all the work we gave together,
Will become his destiny.
Final Chorus
There is no choice to be made,
I already know where I belong.
From now until forever,
Beside my sunflower, where I've been all along.
And when the years have all passed by,
And our story's finally told,
The greatest gift we'll leave behind
Won't be silver, wealth, or gold.
It'll be a man built strong by love,
A legacy that still remains.
Endura...
Pappa and Mimi made a man...
And Preston Edward Hixson
Is his name.
Outro
Steadfast.
Unbroken.
Love unbound.
Our prayers...
Our choices...
Our legacy...
Forever.