Looking back
He sees it all
It was her first date the night he came to call
Nate nervously rings the doorbell. Caitlyn comes to the door, with her father standing behind her.
"Hey Nate! Bye Dad!" Caitlyn says with a smile and walks out the door.
"Wait a minute, Nate I want to tell you a few things." Caitlyn's father tells Nate.
Caitlyn groans, "Dad! Come on. We're gonna be late!"
The older man rolls his eyes and says," I'm not going to make you late. Listen here, Nate."
Nate listens closely.
Her dad said son
Have her home on time
And promise me you'll never leave her side
"Son, promise me you'll have her home by 11 and never leave her side." The man says with a smile.
Nate smiles back and says, "Yes Sir. I promise."
They shake hands and Caitlyn pulls Nate by the hand.
"Bye dad!"
They start walking in silence. They decide to walk, since the movie theater is only a few miles down her street.
"It's my first date you know?" She says with a blush.
Nate raises his eyebrows.
"Seriously?"
Caitlyn smiles and laughs.
"I know, being 18 and all and having my first date. My parents never really let me get out when I was younger, until after my mom left me and my dad."
His eyes soften and he says, "Caitlyn, I'm sorry. I'm glad I'm your first date though."
She smiles and shakes her head. He takes her by the hand as they enter the movie theater.
He was walking her home
And holding her hand
Oh the way she smiled it stole the breath right out of him
Down that old road
With the stars up above
He remembers where he was the night he fell in love
He was walking her home
Nate walks her home, while still holding her hand. He smiles down at her. She smiles and it takes his breath away. They both look up at the stars shining brightly above them.
"This has been the best date ever, Nate." Caitlyn says as they stop by her door.
Nate laughs, "It's been your only date, but I had a good time, too."
Caitlyn smiles as they both lean in towards each other. When their lips meet, Nate knows instantly that he'll look back on this day for the rest of his life. It's the day he fell in love.
Ten more years and a waiting room
At half past one
And the doctor said come in and meet your son
Nate walks back in forth in the waiting room of the hospital, ten years after their date. He checks his cell phone for the time. 1:30 a.m. Nate sighs and continues pacing until the doctor walks into the room.
"How is she? Is the baby healthy?" Nate asks in a rush.
The doctor laughs and says, "I'll let you find out for yourself. Come on in and meet your son."
Nate smiles at the last word. Son. Hard to believe that he has a son at age twenty-three. He nearly runs to the hospital room.
His knees went weak
When he saw his wife
She was smiling as she said he's got your eyes
Nate stops suddenly when his knees go weak at the sight of his wife holding his son.
"Nate, he's got your eyes." Caitlyn says with a smile as Nate walks slowly into the room.
Nate smiles and kisses the top of her head.
And as she slept he held her tight
His mind went back to that first night
The nurses took the newly named Andrew Black into the nursery with all the other young babies. Caitlyn yawns sleepily in Nate's arms.
"Go to sleep. You had a long day. I love you." Nate says after giving her a sweet kiss.
"Okay.. I love you, too."
Before Nate can kiss her one more time, Caitlyn is asleep. Nate pulls her closer to him and his mind drifts back to that first night.
He was walking her home
And holding her hand
Oh the way she smiled it stole the breath right out of him
Down that old road
With the stars up above
He remembers where he was the night he fell in love
He was walking her home
He remembers everything about that night perfectly. How she smiled at him, after they kissed. What movie they went to see, what time it was playing. He also remembers how the stars were shining down on them. He was walking her home, the night he fell in love.
He walked her through the best days of her life
Sixty years together and he never left her side
Nate walks slowly up to Caitlyn with a smile.
"Can you believe it's been sixty years?" She says with a smile.
Nate shakes his head, "No, I can't believe it. It's been better than sixty years I could ever imagine. I love you Caitlyn."
"I love you, too Nate." She says and pulls him in for a sweet kiss.
A nursing home
At eighty-five
And the doctor said it could be her last night
And the nurse said Oh
Should we tell him now
Or should he wait until the morning to find out
A young male doctor walks up to a young nurse.
"I just found something out. This could be Caitlyn's last night."
The nurse frowns unhappily. She has gotten to know Nate and Caitlyn since they've been here.
"Oh, Should we tell Nate now.. or should he wait until tomorrow to find out."
The doctor shakes his head unsure.
When they checked her room that night
He was laying by her side
The young nurse opens the door quietly, to see Caitlyn and Nate laying on a bed holding hands tightly. She can't stop from crying as she shuts the door quietly.
Oh he was walking her home
And holding her hand
Oh the way she smiled when he said this is not the end
"This isn't the end, Cait. We will meet in Heaven. I love you." Nate says with a big smile.
Every smile of Caitlyn's has always caused Nate to hold his breath at her beauty. This one she smiles now is even more beautiful.
And just for a while they were eighteen
And she was still more beautiful to him than anything
He was walking her home
He was walking her home
Looking back
He sees it all
It was her first date the night he came to call
As Nate sees the lights dimming, he looks back on that night for the last time. It was her first date. He smiles as they both slip into the darkness holding hands tightly. He was walking her home.
AN: review please! Don't own Walking Her Home by Mark Schultz