It came to him so suddenly, that love is full of sacrifice.
Sitting at the table, gazing at his love
He wondered what she was thinking,
She glanced at him with enchanting eyes
I’m sorry I just can’t do it; I can never be a wife
He looked down at the ring on her finger
Pretending it didn’t belong to another
She glanced down and smiled to herself
I bought this for myself
He nodded and still he said nothing
What good would it do?
She reached over for his hand
But he pulled it away.
I know I have no right to say that you
Will always be in my heart
I love you and need you in my life
He grimaced and shook his head
Someday you will meet a man who will
Cause your breathing to stop, and your heart
Will lay still
When that happens you will say yes
And he will hold your heart
There is no such man, my love
You are the closest thing and still my answer is
No
Marriage is just a piece of paper
That I don’t need in my life
Why is it so important to you?
That piece of paper along with the ring,
Represents how much we mean to each other
That we belong to each other.
It means that we will be together for the rest of
Our lives.
So we can’t have all of that without it?
He stared at her and didn’t know what to say
It was true that even with a ring and the papers
Their love may not stay true
Someday you will know what I mean
Someday you’ll want it too
She loved him,
He would never know how much
She stood up and walked over to him
She gently cupped his cheek
She smiled when she asked,
Will you marry me?
He didn’t know what to say
He prayed it wasn’t a trick
Her magic eyes told him it was real
Yes, I will marry you
She stood up and sat back down,
Now that I have made you happy
You must do one thing for me
Anything my love,
He said so softly
Tomorrow go to town with me
He nodded in agreement
You need to sign a prenupt
Before we walk down that line
He looked at her
His mind spun in circles
A prenupt? He asked
I know it’s just a piece of paper
But it’s so important to me
It represents our realistic view
It says that while we may be together forever
If it’s not meant to be
We can leave as close to the same
As we are now
He understood but really how
Could he say no?
After all she’s doing something she doesn’t want
Just to see him smile
It came to him so suddenly
That love is full of sacrifice
Love isn’t just a piece of paper
Or a ring on her finger
Love is what you do
When you don’t think about yourself
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