Norm Crouse - Back Down to You and Me Lyrics

Vows were made
The cake was cut
The dancing soon began
The guests told us repeatedly we'd be the best of friends
But soon the dancing slowed and stopped
In one's and twos they all went home
We stowed good wishes in the car and we wound up on our own

Children came
Our days were packed
We had a full rich life
So much more then you and I
Much more than man and wife
But one by one they grew up fast
So much to do away from home
Off to camp and school and such and we came home all alone

It's not about the test of time
It's not a test of yours and mine
It's just a test of wait and see
When it comes back down to you and me

Grandakids came and partners went
The chapters start and end
Children move back home again; repack and try to mend
But even deep wounds scab and heal and one by one again they roam
You clean the floor and you paint the walls and are once again alone

Mom grew old
She needed care
She came down here to stay
We promised we would care for her when she got old and gray
But soon her path had reached the end
We knew her life was just a loan
We laid her gently in the grave and just you and I came home

It's not about the test of time
It's not a test of yours and mine
It's just a test of wait and see
When it comes back down to you and me

Life moves on
Days turn to years
The passion turns to love
Memories become quite dim; just something to think of
The time has slipped by quietly and we sit here you and I
Holding hands and snuggled close as we watch the years go bye

It's not about the test of time
It's not a test of yours and mine
It's just a test of wait and see
When it comes back down to you and me