Twenty-five years together. One song about your love.

Verse 1

Down at the leisure centre, nineteen ninety oddDad behind the till there, trying to look like a godHe tells it like he saved lives, standing tall and proudMum just laughs and says he barely served the crowd

Verse 2

"Basically a lifeguard," that's the line he'll giveTwenty five years later, still the way you liveNo whistle and no armbands, just a till and a grinBut somehow that was all it took to let you both begin

Chorus

Karen and Dave, still here, still trueSame old jokes, still landing newTwenty five years since that reception hallTonight we bring you back to where it all began to fallInto place, into love, into us

Verse 3

This room remembers dancing, remembers your first songAll these years since that day, we've watched you carry onTurning up for football, for scraped knees and for school playsNever missing a moment, through all our messy days

Chorus

Karen and Dave, still here, still trueNobody does it quite like youTwenty five years since that reception hallTonight we bring you back to where it all began to fallInto place, into us

Bridge

You never asked for thanks, you just showed up each timeSo we saved this room, this cake, this song, this rhymeAll you've ever done is turn up for usTonight, just tonight, let it be our turn, our fuss

Chorus

Karen and Dave, still here, still trueThis one's overdueTwenty five years, and we're still amazedBy a lifeguard on the till and the woman he raised his eyes to seeStill turning up, for you, for me

Outro

Happy silver, Mum and DadBest thing we ever hadStill turning up, still holding fastHere's to the years since, and all that's still to pass