Now it’s official and
your finger sports a little band
suspiciously like mine
I think it makes your eyes shine brighter
Just a little

Now we’re together so
it’s easier for us to show
it wasn’t just for now
nobody took a vow for practice
it’s the real deal

Now we’re united all
the papers filed at City Hall
commit us to a link
that’s harder than you’d think to sever
if we change our minds

Your mother smiles and cries
My brother rolls his eyes
Everyone says this is such a momentous occasion

But you know and I know
It felt like this long ago


Now all our friends have come
to wish us well
to share in some
libations and some laughs
to take some photographs for later
for remembering

Now we can celebrate
relax a bit, sit down, relate
some stories from before
what you said and wore the first time
that I knew I knew.

Now comes the hardest part, apparently
the heart-to-heart discussions in the night
some compromises, fights, and lonely days
it’s a lot of work

Your friend says, “don’t get mad,
but some days will be bad.
It’s not always easy you’re just at the very beginning.”

But you know, and I know
we started this long ago

Yeah you know
and I know
it felt like this long ago

Oh you know
and I know
It felt like love long ago.