the marriage pact

tonight you'll sing your songs in front of

all the people

and i'll smile at you from the back

of the room

and i'll sing along softly

thinking

of you and me

when i was a bride

and you a groom

what if we saw the same things?

oh, the songs we'd sing

if you knew the bright that he brings

wouldn't that change 

everything?

so tonight you'll sing your words

painting pictures

of destruction

of a boy's life

and i'll listen wistfully

thinking

that girl could be me

except i've gone and done

what's right

what if we saw the same things?

oh, the songs we'd sing

and if you knew the bright he brings

that would change

everything