VALENTINES DAY 1998
THERE’S A LADY AT THE FLOWER SHOP
SHE HAS A CERTAIN VICTORIAN APPEAL
IF SHE WOULD ONLY SLOW TO A STOP
LONG ENOUGH TO BE SHOWN HOW I FEEL
I WOULD SHOW HER HOW MUCH SHE MEANS
TO THE MAN SHE MARRIED SOMETIME BACK
THE ONE THAT WENT FROM SUIT TO JEANS
AND TOOK HER FROM THE BEATEN TRACK
I WONDER IF SHE THINKS OF ME
THE WAY I THINK OF HER
SHE IS ALL I WANT HER TO BE
I WISH I WERE HER KNIGHTED "SIR"
AT ANY RATE, I HOPE SHE KNOWS
THAT I LOVE HER VERY MUCH
AND THAT LOVE GROWS AND GROWS
FELT IN THE WARMTH OF HER TOUCH
ONLY GOD CAN TELL THE FUTURE
FROM ASHES TO ASHES AND DUST TO DUST
I ONLY ASK THAT HE HELP INSURE
OUR CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP OF TRUST
WE SEEM TO BE GOOD TOGETHER
IN THE HARD TIMES AND THE GOOD
WE’VE HAD SOME STORMY WEATHER
BUT MOST TIMES ARE AS THEY SHOULD
THANK YOU DEAR FOR BEING MY WIFE
YOU’VE KEPT THAT FIRE BURNING
WHEN YOU WALKED INTO MY LIFE
YOU SET MY HEART CHURNING
OH HOW I LOVE YOU FLOWER LADY
WITH ALL OF YOUR "CERTAIN APPEAL"
WHEN DAYS ARE DARK AND SKIES SHADY
ALWAYS KNOW THAT MY LOVE IS REAL
CKR
2/14/98