I once met a young girl filled with fire,

That saw through my front to this shell of a man

She knew I'd be a handful from the start,

This strong willed woman had an angels heart

The holes in these wings don't allow me to fly

So you'd better brace for a life of pain,

And if fate is the path to this better life

Somehow I feel you'll never see the faces change

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Through thick and thin,

She stood by you

She held the key to my broken heart

I look back and wonder,

Sit and ponder.

How I could have ever neglected you.

For the blood soaked soil on the old ball field,

I gambled on a hand I wasn't ready to lose

But if the tables were turned and I faced the troubles,

Tough times and struggles I put you through

I'd of been there as you were through horror and hardship

My life and my love are pledged to you.

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Remember the nights she waited and wondered,

Fused to a myth that it had taken it's toll.

But this godless man has mended his way,

Never again will she be alone.

I remember it well,

Still I always knew that she was destined to be my bride

This woman had pride,

She was full of life.

I could see the passion in her eyes.

She thought she found a man,

But she fell for the devil

An evil monster in disguise.

Now I'll honor and obey,

Forever stay.

True to you, my irish rose

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