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The Paisleys Lyrics

I never knew how people wound up on a bar
I was unaware of how people could end up drinking in bars in the middle of the day, with shattered lives and broken decisions.

Broken souls with broken lives
These people are broken beyond repair, with lives ruined by their choices.

From the choices that they made
Their decisions are the cause of their misery.

I didn't know how much I had to lose
I was ignorant of the consequences of my actions.

When I threw it all away
When I made a bad decision and gave up on everything I had.

But I do now, I do now
I've come to understand the gravity of my actions and their impact on my life.

Oh, I'd give anything
I'd do anything to change the past and make amends for my mistakes.

If I could just go back in time somehow
If I could turn back the clock and undo what I've done.

I wouldn't break your heart
I wouldn't cause you pain and heartbreak.

I wouldn't break those vows
I wouldn't betray the promises I made.

If I could lift that veil and look you in the eye
If I could see you face-to-face and apologize for what I've done.

And say I do now
And make a sincere commitment to you and our wedding vows.

Standing before god and all our friends
Recalling my wedding day, where we were surrounded by loved ones and solemnly swore our vows before God.

In that little church
The small church where we solemnized our marriage.

Barely listening to a thing that preacher said
I was not paying close attention to the words of the preacher during the ceremony.

Just repeating every word
I was blindly reciting the marriage vows, without fully understanding their meaning.

I didn't have a clue what it all meant
I was clueless about the true significance of getting married and the weight of the promises we were making.

But, girl, for what it's worth
For anything it's worth to you, dear wife.