I met you in the shadow of the mountains On the Colorado Plains I never saw it coming I was caught out in the rain I felt a lifetime pass before me On that day our eyes first met A lifetime and you were in it Even though I didn't know you yet Like we already won some race And we were still standing at the gate Forty years and counting Forty years around the sun Forty years since the mountain Forty years in love Forty years and counting We said our vows late in September There was a chill in the air that day We lit a fire and threw the braided rug back I took your hand as the band began to play I know I've never been that easy I can be as fickle as the wind But you've always been the willow You hold your ground but you always bend Forty years and counting Forty years around the sun Forty years since the mountain Forty years in love Forty years and counting Forty years still going strong We're still writing our love song Forty years and counting Forty years around the sun Forty years since the mountain Forty years in love Forty years and counting 40 yrs around the sun, 40 yrs in love