Through the Years by Janis Ian Lyrics

[Verse 1]
It's a miracle of nature
Just to be alive tonight
Awake in your arms
The world and its charms
Lit up by candle light
It's a miracle of feeling
To love despite the fear
So please don't forget
I've had no regrets
Since you found me here

[Chorus]
Through the years we've been happy
Through the years we've been sad
And sometimes, feeling lucky
Was the only luck we had
But we always found
Some laughter in the tears
Through the years
[Verse 2]
It's a never-ending wonder
That other arms are cold
When every night
I'm warmed by the light
Of your spendthrift soul
Shining like a beacon
Lit up against the dark
What do people do
When they don't have you
To burn in their hearts?

[Chorus]
Through the years we've been happy
Through the years we've been sad
And sometimes, feeling lucky
Was the only luck we had
We always found
Some laughter in the tears
Through the years

[Outro]
What do people do
Who haven't got you
To lighten the tears?
Through the years