First Ring, Every Time

(ooh, oh-oh) Twenty years and counting on

Six hours of highway, headlights burning low, A suit on the back seat, a promise to go. You walked in that morning like the day couldn't start Till you stood at my shoulder with your hand on my heart.

I never had to beg, I never had to plead, You were already moving before I said I need —

Rahul, first ring, every time, Steady as a drumbeat, loud as any sign. Whole world can wobble, but the ground stays fine With Rahul, first ring, every time.

Two decades of stupid jokes we still don't outgrow, Half of them are older than the friends that we know. You've seen every version of the man that I've been And you stayed for the worst ones, and you cheered every win.

No speeches needed, no debt to repay, Just a voice on the line saying I'm on my way. Twenty down, brother — let's take twenty more, Same road, same laugh, same open door.

Rahul, first ring, every time, Standing where the light was when I couldn't find mine. Call it luck or family, I'll call it divine — Rahul, first ring, every time.

(oh-oh) Every time. Still counting, my friend. Every time.