TWENTY-THREE YEARS — STILL CLIMBING Kelotlhoko & His Wife

[Intro – Piano Only] Twenty-three years… And somehow, baby… when I look at you, I still see the girl I fell in love with. Kelotlhoko and his queen… Still standing. Still climbing. Still loving. [Verse 1] We were young when we said forever, didn’t know what forever would mean, two hearts with more love than money, building life from a beautiful dream. We shared the little that we had, shared the laughter, shared the pain, held each other through the sunshine, held each other through the rain. And every year that passed between us didn’t make the feeling old, somehow love kept getting warmer while the years turned into gold. Baby, twenty-three years later, I still look at you and say— “How did I get this blessed to fall in love with you each day?” [Chorus – Full Choir] TWENTY-THREE YEEEARS! And the love keeps growing strong! TWENTY-THREE YEEEARS! Still feels like we just begun! Hand in hand through every storm, heart to heart through every mile, we climbed mountains in this marriage— sometimes higher than Kilimanjaro! Choir: Still climbing! Lead: Still loving! Choir: Still standing! Lead: Still choosing you! Twenty-three years, my baby… and I would do it all again with you. [Verse 2] We shared everything together, every victory, every scar, every dream we thought was distant, every road that brought us far. There were nights we had no answers, days the pressure felt too strong, but when I looked beside me, you were there— and we moved on. Marriage ain’t always roses, sometimes love must climb a wall, sometimes one must hold the other when the other starts to fall. But every storm became a chapter, every tear became a view, and every mountain that we conquered made me fall again for you. [Pre-Chorus] If life was Kilimanjaro, baby, look how far we came. Every difficult step together put more meaning in our name. And when we reached another milestone, we didn’t stand there all alone— we turned around and saw a lifetime that two young hearts had grown. [Chorus – Choir Bigger] TWENTY-THREE YEEEARS! Still my lover, still my friend! TWENTY-THREE YEEEARS! And I’d choose you once again! Through the valleys— WE WALKED! Through the mountains— WE CLIMBED! Through the storms— WE HELD ON! And after twenty-three years— YOU’RE STILL MINE! [Bridge – Piano & Guitar Build] Baby… I don’t only love the woman standing here today. I love the young girl who took my hand years ago. I love the wife who walked through storms with me. I love the woman who saw my weakness and stayed. And if we get another twenty-three… I want every one of them with you. [Guitar Solo] Long emotional electric-guitar bends over piano, organ and strings. [Final Chorus – Key Change / Massive Choir] TWENTY-THREE YEEEARS! Choir: GOD KEPT US TOGETHER! TWENTY-THREE YEEEARS! Choir: AND LOVE KEEPS GETTING BETTER! From the day we said “I do” to everything we’ve been through, every sunrise, every milestone, baby, I still choose you! When our hair turns silver— I’LL LOVE YOU! When our steps get slower— I’LL HOLD YOU! When the mountain rises higher— WE’LL CLIMB IT TOGETHER! Kelotlhoko and his queen— twenty-three years… and still forever! [Outro – Piano Only] We married young. We grew up together. We built together. We hurt together. We healed together. We celebrated together. And after twenty-three years… I don’t only thank God for giving me a wife. I thank Him for giving me my best friend. My partner. My home. My forever. Happy twenty-third anniversary, my love. And if forever has another mountain… give me your hand. We’ll climb that one too.