Lily Bell

Lilly Bell©
Composer: Albert Roy Thomas III and Suno


Verse 1
You were born ‘neath a South African sun
Louis Trichardt in your eyes
Hatfield days and cousins close
A quiet strength I didn’t recognize
I’d see you walk past every afternoon
Jim Beam pulling on the lead
Didn’t know just watching you
Was planting roots in me
Then on those grandstand stairs one day
The crowd just faded out
Everything went blurry, girl
When I saw you standing there
Chorus:
Lilly Bell, there was never a doubt
You were always what my heart was about
Through the rain and the miles and the years
Through the joy and the scars
Twenty years down this road together
I’d still choose you forever
Yeah, if I had one life to live
I’d still choose you
Verse 2
You showed me what a good life looks like
Just by living what is true
When I drifted, you stood steady
And I found my way back through you
You never crossed that quiet line
You always knew the way
Now I see that same direction
In our kids every day
You held the house when I was gone
You were more than just a mum
You were the heart that kept us whole
When the long days came and went
Chorus:
Lilly Bell, there was never a doubt
You were always what my heart was about
Through the rain and the miles and the years
Through the joy and the scars
Twenty years down this road together
I’d still choose you forever
Yeah, if I had one life to live
I’d still choose you
Verse 3
Lilly Bell’s still in my phone
Some things you don’t outgrow
You flew the world to surprise me
Brought my people back home
Liana’s grown, she’s finding wings
University bound
Quentin’s on that baseball field
With you cheering every round
Cold feet stealing heat at night
Gucci’s loved more than me
Flash just sighs and takes second place
That’s our kind of family
Bridge:
Lilly Bell, there was never a doubt
You were always what my heart was about
Through the rain and the miles and the years
Through the joy and the scars
Twenty years down this road together
I’d still choose you forever
Yeah, if I had one life to live
I’d still choose you
Chorus:
Lilly Bell, hear me say it out loud
You’re the reason this life turned out proud
December rain on our wedding day
Was heaven saying, “You’re right”
Twenty years and a lifetime to go
Through the fast and the slow
Yeah, if I get to choose again
I’d still choose you
Outro:
Wrong finger, almost burned your veil
But I got one thing right
You worked at that old video store
Now you’re my whole life
Yeah, twenty years married
And baby, it’s still true
If I had it all to do again
I’d still choose you