I was nineteen, you were twenty-one 
The year we got engaged 
Everyone said we were much too young 
But we did it anyway 

We bought our rings for forty each 
From a pawn shop down the road 
We made our vows and took the leap 
Now fifteen years ago 

We went dancing in the minefields 
We went sailing in the storm 
And it was harder than we dreamed 
But I believe that's what the promise is for 

"I do" are the two most famous last words 
The beginning of the end 
But to lose your life for another I've heard 
Is a good place to begin 

'Cause the only way to find your life 
Is to lay your own life down 
And I believe it's an easy price 
For the life that we have found 

And we're dancing in the minefields 
We're sailing in the storm 
This is harder than we dreamed 
But I believe that's what the promise is for 

So when I lose my way, find me 
When I loose love's chains, bind me 
At the end of all my faith, till the end of all my days 
When I forget my name, remind me 

'Cause we bear the light of the Son of Man 
So there's nothing left to fear 
So I'll walk with you in the shadowlands 
Till the shadows disappear 

'Cause he promised not to leave us 
And his promises are true 
So in the face of all this chaos, baby, 
I can dance with you