The Groom's Side of the Church

[couchgrouch]

The Groom's Side of the ChurchI told her my folks, lived in Roanokecos with her fam'ly...fam'ly was kingbut I'm an only child, raised up kinda wildand that Baptist gal's too good for my ringI lived on the street, after Mama od'dher face is just a fantasyDad is doin' ten, in some federal penfor mail fraud in Tennesseeas we planned for the future I never felt worsethinkin' about the groom's side of the churchwell, our wedding day, was two days awayand living a lie ain't living at allcos I was a leaf, on a fam'ly treewho was more than happy to fallon a lakeside drive, I revealed my lifewasn't all I'd said it wassilence darkened the air, I thought then and theremy gold ring was about to rustthat sweet girl'd say our love wouldn't workwith shadows on the groom's side of the churchshe fought a tear and took my handand said the past don't make a manon the summer day we took our vowsher kin filled both sides of God's househer fam'ly was mine and mine was herslove sat on the groom's side of the churchwith her fam'ly...fam'ly was king(c)2005 Robert George