We stayed the night in mid-Missouri
On the way to Tennessee
And the college dance and the wrestling match
Filled the rooms with sleepless teens

We left as early as the sunrise
Reached our goal by two or three
That two-day drive through the countryside
Is my favourite memory'

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You have been my greatest friend
You have been my truest guide
I am who Iam because of you
And your endless faith in me
You are a picture of the saviour
You are real Christianity
And the man that you have been
Is the man, the man I want to be

In the fall at two on Sunday
It seemed our house was the place to be
And you could hear us roar at the football score
And you and I'd leap to our feet

There was summer evening coffee
In the summer evening breeze
We would talk and laugh of my last romance
We'd discuss theology

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Last night we dreamed of new beginnings
You and I in ministry
You coached the music from my soul
You pastored all the rest of me