From the recordings Stronger Every Year and Stronger Every Year
"Stronger Every Year" is an ode to a special person who only seems to get better as they get older. The song travels through years spent together, beginning with a new admiration, through tough times and finally, taking the long view and looking back on a life well lived. "I think everyone has someone in their life who seems to get stronger every year," Scott says.
David Thorne Scott - vocals, keyboards, bass
Anthony Resta - drums, guitar, textures
mixed by Karyadi Sutedja
Lyrics
You're burning the candle
And you shine so bright
But how can you handle
The constant fight?
I know you get tired
Why shouldn't you?
It's hard to stay inspired
With all you go through
But I look at your arms: they are strong,
I watch your eyes: their gaze is long.
I am amazed how far you've gone
And you're still in second gear
It's getting clear
You're gonna get stronger every year
Stronger every year
You're gonna get stronger every year
Stronger every year
You're gonna get stronger every year
The long term pleasure,
But the short term pain
You pay the up-front cost
For the capital gain
But when I think you're caving in
You brush off the dirt, and you stand again
Stretching your hands to feel the wind
And then you follow with no fear
You're getting stronger every year
Stronger every year
You're getting stronger every year
Stronger every year
You're getting stronger every
Year in, year out
I'm starting to know what you're about
Can't wait to see
How your story goes, nobody knows
But you'll look back with me, and we'll say
You got stronger every year
Stronger every year
You got stronger every year
Stronger every year
You got stronger every year