Wedding Toast, Mic Shaking, Hands Up

Lyrics

Tie too tight and my palms are wet
Index card folded, ain't read it yet
Best man shoes on a dance floor shine
Sixty folding chairs and a string of lights
Met him at nineteen, broke and loud
Splitting one pizza in a basement crowd
Now he's in a suit and he's looking calm
Holding her hand like it's a psalm

Clink the glass, here we go
Hold the room, take it slow

So raise it up, raise it up, mic shaking, hands up
Here's to the two who found enough
Love don't need a perfect line
Just aheart that shows up every time
Raise it up, raise it up, glasses in the light
Here's to the day and the long, long night

She laughs at his jokes when they ain't that good
He fixed her bike like a good man would
Her mama's in the front row dabbing her eyes
His pops tells the cousins to quiet their sighs
I told him once love is a Sunday meal
Slow cooked patience and the way you feel
When the bills come in and the weather turns
You're the one that stays, and the whole thing burns bright

Clink the glass, here we go
Hold the room, take it slow

So raise it up, raise it up, mic shaking, hands up
Here's to the two who found enough
Love don't need a perfect line
Just a heart that shows up every time
Raise it up, raise it up, glasses in the light
Here's to the day and the long, long night

Put the card away, say it from the chest
Brother, you're the best of the best
Hold her hand when the music stops
Dance in the kitchen with the lights half off

So here's my wish and I'll make it short
Laugh at the small stuff, never keep score
Say sorry fast and say thank you slow
Leave the porch light on wherever you go
Family's the beat and you two are the hook
Written in the heart, not a record book
Now everybody stand, let the whole room sing
Love is the song and the song is the ring

So raise it up, raise it up, mic shaking, hands up
Here's to the two who found enough
Love don't need a perfect line
Just a heart that shows up every time
Raise it up, raise it up, glasses in the light
Here's to the day and the long, long night

Mic shaking, hands up
Here's to the two who found enough