Anyone Else

Anyone Else
(Radney Roster)
"Alex?" "Yes?" She was in the nursery taking care of their infant twins. "Come here." He took her hand and led her to the couch. "Walker…" "Sydney's agreed to babysit. Don't worry about the kids for once. Let's celebrate my new promotion to Captain." She was elated, no more long nights worrying he was shot or hurt, he'd be there for holidays and special moments.
Baby I bought wine and roses on my way home
Yeah I know we can't afford it but life doesn't last too long
This world has gone half-crazy
And knocked us both to our knees
I'm fumbling for the words to try to tell ya
I love you for hangin' onto me
They sat looking at old movies of things they'd done when they were dating and old picture books with CD and Uncle Ray and Lucas and everyone else who had moved out of their lives, leaving only a memory behind. They thought of Gordon, who had come back to Alex's life and Trivette, who was Walker's other member of his family.

When anyone else would've been long gone
Packed it up and headed back home
And not a soul would blame you after what I put you through
Yeah anyone else would've gone insane
Called the game on a count of rain
Anyone else, anyone else
Anyone but you
They thought of all the years they had worked twenty hours a day, seven days a week, to put away criminals where they belonged. All the vacation they had needed and missed, all the holidays Walker was on a bust or undercover.
Mayday baby, all the rivets popped loose, it's a total tailspin
Too much grindstone, too little time with you
Girl, you know it's wearing thin
Baby let's trade in these teardrops
For warm kisses on skin
You got a drawer full of IOU's
And it's high time you called those things in
When anyone else would've been long gone
Packed it up and headed back home
And not a soul would blame you after what I put you through
Yeah anyone else would've gone insane
Called the game on a count of rain
Anyone else, anyone else
Anyone but you
"Honey, thank you for putting up with the long nights, for supporting my work and never asking me to give it up, never making me choose between you and my other life. Thank you for staying through it all."
You've passed up so many chances
To walk right out that door
Instead of dodging a champagne cork
And watchin' the wet clothes fall to the floor
When anyone else would've been long gone
Packed it up and headed back home
And you can hide behind a Cheshire cat grin but you know it's true
Yeah anyone else would've gone insane
Called the game on a count of rain
Anyone else, anyone else
Anyone but you
Anyone else
Girl, anyone but you