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 hardship and horror
  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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