Luke Swinburne - Good Mistakes Lyrics

If good mistakes still happen then I bet I've made a few
I sat down to wait around and fell in love you with you
And guessings' not the question there's not a thing I'd rather do
Made you a mum and I a dad, with a daughter and son to
And this old race is not the one that I planned out to run
I took a break from traveling on and still I knew I'd won
Good things don't seem to come around for those who never love
And nothing else meant more to me than making you the one

I think I've found a happy medium and a hobby maybe two
Don't save me dear I'm over here just doing what I do
We've made it through the seasons, watched the leaves fall down like rain
I've watched you grow, I've spoke to you through happiness and pain
We brought a big old stone house with a kitchen and 3 rooms
The back shed filled with nails, fire wood and chimney brooms
The lawn was always tidy and the grass was never high
The forest had the trees so tall they'd almost touch the sky
We drilled the walls to put the screws to hang the picture frames
We brought some little flowers for beside the windowpanes
The paths ran through the backyard going every single way
The weather seemed too nice even on all the rainy days

We watched the kids grow up and they have homes now of their own
It's sad to see them leave the house but I guess they have to go
And we were there on birthdays, Christmas lunch and Easter too
The family was the greatest thing I ever chose to do
But I got old and worried and my hair had all turned grey
I tucked you in you bedsheets and I watched you pass-away
I loved you dear I won't forget the years the months and days
I stayed with you cause you're the one that made me feel that way
We set you free in autumn on a windy afternoon
In the place where you had told me that we'd meet again real soon
I shed a tear but knew that you were happy as could be
I've never met a man who turned out luckier than me