[Verse 1]
Terry, you were born with two winds in your chest,
One always reaching, one demanding your best,
Your mind moves like mercury, quick and alive,
The room shifts its current the moment you arrive.
You've carried your feelings like stones in a river,
Polished by patience, not easy to splinter,
The world calls you restless, but they miss the truth,
You've always been building, since the days of your youth.

[PreChorus 1]
There's a soft kind of power in the way that you hold,
The warmth underneath all that practical gold,
You bend without breaking, you shelter, you stay,
You love like a lighthouse at the end of the day.

[Chorus]
Terry, the stars didn't scatter your name without reason,
You bloom like something that outlasts every season,
A mind full of wonder, a heart built to last,
And everything you're becoming outshines what has passed.

[Verse 2]
You love through the small things, the quiet, the near,
A home that feels steady, a presence that's dear,
But somewhere inside you, a wildness remains,
That breaks from convention and questions the chains.
You've walked through the seasons of doubt and of weight,
When the work felt invisible, the hour felt late,
Still you kept your hands moving, your conscience intact,
There's a rare kind of grace in a soul built like that.

[PreChorus 2]
The ones you've held close know the depth of your care,
The kind that shows up and keeps showing up there,
You've swallowed hard stories and chosen to grow,
And Terry, that quietly beautiful and bold, it shows.
[Chorus]
Terry, the stars didn't scatter your name without reason,
You bloom like something that outlasts every season,
A mind full of wonder, a heart built to last,
And everything you're becoming outshines what has passed.

[Verse 3]
There's a chapter ahead where the recognition lands,
Where the worth that you've carried is held in good hands,
Where the fog starts to lift and the current runs clear,
And the version of you that you've worked for draws near.
You'll soften the edges you once thought were flaws,
And find in your dreaming a different kind of cause,
The healer, the builder, the voice and the light,
Terry, you've always been more than what's written in sight.

[Bridge]
You don't need the noise of a crowd to confirm,
What the quiet already knows in your bones:
That the life you've been living has something to earn,
And you've never once built what was easy alone.

[Outro]
So carry the wonder, the wit and the care,
The way you make room for the weight others bear,
Terry, the stars watched you closely, and here's what they say:
You were never behind, you've been right on your way.