Marry Me Girl

Marry Me Girl

I heard the words from you, a long time ago
I wasn’t expecting them, how was I to know
You called me, and on that crazy day
I wasn’t anticipating what you had to say

Then you said…


Marry me girl, came the words from half a world away
I’ll put a ring on your finger when I come home to stay
Just say yes, is all you have to do
Marry me girl, because I’m so in love with you

The words went straight to my heart, they were so very dear
Just knowing when you said them that you were so sincere
My beating heart told me, to say yes right away to you
But as easy as it should have been, it was something that I could not do

When you were away those friendship letters that I wrote to you
Those letters light of heart, sharing all the back-home news
Never realizing, you were falling in love with me
How I wish I would have known, but I was too blind to see

Then I heard you say…

Marry me girl, came the words from half a world away
I’ll put a ring on your finger when I come home to stay
Just say yes, is all you have to do
Marry me girl, because I’m so in love with you

How could I begin to tell you, that this could never be
For I belonged to another and would be marrying him you see
My heart felt like it was being, torn right into
For so long ago I had been, so in love with you

A voice inside told me, I must do the right thing
Looking down with such sad eyes, at my engagement ring
My bleeding heart cracked, and broke right into
When I said the hardest words, I cannot marry you


Then I heard you say…

Marry me girl, came the words from half a world away
I’ll put a ring on your finger when I come home to stay
Just say yes, is all you have to do
Marry me girl, because I’m so in love with you.

Then silence on the phone I didn’t know what else to say
Why hadn’t I known what you would ask me some day
I would have waited, a lifetime for you
But here I am now, my heart breaking into

As hard as it was, I worried more what people would say
I didn’t listen to my heart, how I wish I could go back to yesterday
Years later I still ended up, having my heart broken into
But the hurt was caused by him; it could have never been by you

And I still hear you say…

Marry me girl, came the words from half a world away
I’ll put a ring on your finger when I come home to stay
Just say yes, is all you have to do
Marry me girl, because I’m so in love with you

I told you that you would, fall in love again one day
She would love you forever, but, that’s not what I really wanted to say
For no one could ever love you, with the love I had for you in my heart
So I just let you go, then I fell apart

Letting you go was the hardest thing I ever had to do
For even today I still hear the haunting words said by you
Those beautiful words I still cherish, even today
Enclosed inside my heart, and safely locked away

And I will always remember….

Marry me girl, came the words from half a world away
I’ll put a ring on your finger when I come home to stay
Just say yes, is all you have to do
Marry me girl, because I’m so in love with you

September 20, 2011
Donna Spencer
Donna’s Magic Pen