Track 06 · The Album
Sixty's Not Enough
"Give me sixty years of mornings. And whatever comes after that."
Lyrics
Chant Intro
Sixty's not enough
Sixty's not enough
No, sixty's not enough
Sixty's not enough
Verse 1
Standin' here in front of you today
Hand in mine, eyes on me
There's a whole life laid out ahead
And baby I want every single piece
I want the front porch in the mornings
I want the kids on the kitchen floor
I want the ten year plan to come true
And then I want some more
Chorus
They say sixty years is a long time, love
A whole life in your arms
But baby sixty's not enough
No baby sixty's not enough
Give me sixty years of mornings
And whatever comes after that
Yeah give me sixty
And whatever comes after that
Verse 2
You're the only one I ever wanted to talk to
When the day's gone wrong
You're the calm to my high strung
You're the rhythm to my song
I never thought I'd find a love like this
Where a fight just turns into a talk
Best friend, best home, best forever
And every day after that
Chorus
They say sixty years is a long time, love
A whole life in your arms
But baby sixty's not enough
No baby sixty's not enough
Give me sixty years of mornings
And whatever comes after that
Yeah give me sixty
And whatever comes after that
Bridge
Sixty's just a number
Just a place to start
This kind of love doesn't watch the clock
This kind of love doesn't know how to stop
Long drives, late nights
Pickup trucks and county lines
Every road we've ever taken
And every one we'll find
Final Chorus
They say sixty years is a long time, love
A whole life in your arms
But baby sixty's not enough
No baby sixty's not enough
Give me sixty years of mornings
And whatever comes after that
Yeah give me sixty
And whatever comes after that
Give me sixty
And whatever comes after that
Sixty's not enough for me
Sixty's not enough
Chant Outro
Sixty's not enough
Sixty's not enough
Long way home, long way to go
Sixty's not enough
Take my hand, don't let go
Sixty's not enough
Sixty's not enough
Sixty's not enough
Sixty's not enough
The Story Behind the Song
A starting offer of sixty years.
Mallory and Kayle have plans. She'll finish her nursing degree. He'll keep building the roofing business with his brother. They want four kids, give or take. They want a house they build themselves on a piece of land they pick out. They have a ten year plan and a habit of driving around just to look at houses and dream out loud about what theirs will look like someday.
When they talk about the future, they use the same words other people use. Best friend. Home. Together. Sixty years. The difference is, when Mallory says sixty years, she means it as a starting offer. "Sixty's not enough," she says. "I want that and then whatever comes after."
"Sixty's Not Enough" is the closer. Her voice. The wedding day vow set to a folk-pop builder that opens and ends with a quiet chant. The chant frames the song: a small certain phrase that becomes communal by the end. The verses fill in why. The bridge name checks the drives that made this whole story possible.
The outro hands the last word back to her alone. Sixty's not enough.