The Tangle of the Years

While looking at a photograph
Of a walk I took with you
I could see your soul inside your smile
I heard the laughter we once knew
If I could reach back across time
Those days would still be here
For the love we knew has lasted
Through the tangle of the years

I remember when I met you
We were broken down
The season had turned nasty
In that small Alaskan town
But there was too much comaraderie
To keep us down for long
We'll never see those days again
And oh, those days were long

I know it's just a photograph
But my eyes see the truth
Of the days we spent together
In our sometimes misspent youth
And we may never know the truth
Of every journey that we start
Like the memory the pen of time
Has written on my heart

Our struggles still continue
Though we live in different towns
But, your memory comes back to me
When something's broken down
Then I can laugh at my anxiety
I feel a fool for all my fears
For the love we knew has lasted
Through the tangle of the years

Was it courage that I brought to you
Was it strength you brought to me
For I was just a wounded soul
But you, you could not see
You hardly ever mentioned it
Well I - hardly ever knew
Still the strength I saw gave me the will
To see that season through

The years have not been easy
On the roads we've traveled down
Sometimes we come to visit you
Near that scenic little town
When I see your face I realize
There's really not that much to fear
For the love we knew has lasted
Through the tangle of the years
Oh, the love we know has lasted
Through the tangle of the years
Yes, the love we know has lasted
Through the tangle of the years