My Brave Policewoman

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You wore white by the old town gate We were young, running five minutes late Your hand shook once, then you smiled at me Like the whole wide world had agreed I had a borrowed suit and a nervous speech You had sunlight caught in your cheeks I promised forever with a cracking voice And you said yes like you had a choice [Pre-Chorus] Now I argue cases under courthouse lights You walk into danger and make things right I carry my briefcase, you carry the call You keep finding strangers before they fall [Chorus] My wife, my heart, my beautiful fire You lift every room a little higher You save so many people, then come home to me Still somehow you are the one who sets me free I drive you crazy, I know it is true I leave my shoes where they should not be, too But turn on a song in the lounge room tonight And you still pull me close like the first time [Verse 2] Three little cries on the kitchen floor No warning, no doctor, no time to prepare Triplets arrived while the kettle sang And you laughed through the fear like a bell in the air I held one baby, you held two We counted fingers, then counted again You looked exhausted, brave, and new The strongest woman I have ever known then [Pre-Chorus] You wore your uniform through sleepless days Still answered the phone, still changed lives in a hundred ways I read the law and I know what is fair But you taught me justice is showing up there [Chorus] My wife, my heart, my beautiful fire You lift every room a little higher You save so many people, then come home to me Still somehow you are the one who sets me free I drive you crazy, I know it is true I talk too much and I steal the duvet too But turn on a song in the lounge room tonight And you still pull me close like the first time [Bridge] I will make the coffee far too strong You will tell me, lovingly, that I am wrong Then the babies sleep, the dishes wait We dance between the table and the garden gate No grand ballroom, no polished floor Just your bare feet sliding across the boards If love is a case, then I know my plea: Every day, my dear, choose me [Final Chorus] My wife, my heart, my beautiful fire You lift every room a little higher From the wedding day to the kitchen floor I find a thousand reasons to love you more You save so many people, then come home to me You built a wild little family I drive you crazy, you drive me wild And you still laugh like a reckless child So turn on a song in the lounge room tonight Hold me forever in that warm little light [Outro] Young and in love, and older now too Still making a home in everything we do My brave policewoman, my favorite view My love, my life, I choose you