Before they put a man on the moon
Or Sputnik circling space
Before Hayley's Comets sang bebopaloo
You were born with that smile on your face
Before the morning star rose
Before day and night fell apart
Before rock 'n roll had a signature tune
God wrote your name on my heart
Tenth of July, the sun in our eyes
We posed on the Chaplaincy lawn
So young and so proud at the heart of the crowd
Oh where have those loved ones all gone
And I'll cherish that day forever
When we vowed never to part
For I'm certain that before the world was made
God wrote your name on my heart

Your name on my heart
Down deep in my heart
God wrote your name and right from the start
I searched all over looking for you
I looked in your eyes and knew
God wrote your name on my heart

Tenth of July, Oh how the time flies
Snapshots of our kids as they grow
Like sculptures in sand
An invisible hand has carved to
the wild ocean flow
And waves wash sandcastles over
And turning tides tear dreams apart
And young lovers' plans may be written in sand
But God wrote your name on my heart

Tenth of July, again I try
To focus on love's mystery
To write out a song that is fragile yet strong
Marry words and sweet memory
It ain't easy to write a love song
Deconstructed and taken apart
But all that I know is that before the show
God wrote your name on my heart

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