Faithful

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FaithfulMom could be in curlers fryin' up baconDad thought she looked like Farrah in that apronsometimes daily life robs hearts of their firebut theirs remained so full of sass and desirelooking back I'll always be gratefulmy parents love was deep and faithfulI'd known Sally since we were just nine,our Dad's both worked the West Virginia minesso we grew up best friends in those hillsneither of us understood our feelings yet,then one night we lay on a riverbedlove asked us to leap but we fellthe river rose so quiet and gracefuland like the tide we'd always be faithfulfootprints in the sand for miles by the waterhushed whispers hung in the air as the nights grew hotterthe moon left silver footprints on the riverthe night I took Sally's hand foreverin a peaceful chapel near a grove of Maplesfam'ly and God heard us vow to be faithfultime has passed...me n her ain't seventeen,but I swear my Sally's the sweetest thingand our passion still burns slow n strongwe useta send the twins outside,or up to bed early at nightbut they're older now and catching onbut I know they'll look back and be gratefultheir parents love was deep and faithful(c)2004 Robert George