the courtship of a friend

As a young man, he had known then
that there was just one for him
He let her get away, until one day
She came back around again

They both had lived well, stories to tell
about all those passing years
now no longer young, they each had sung
life's joys and its tears

each in their heart wondering if spending
the remaining decades
together requires a passionate love
or just a companion who's there each day
so when he asked her for her hand once again
she said let's take some time
to do this right
and begin the courtship of a friend

they spent their weekends in the mountains,
and he taught her how to fish
and he learned how a sweet word
could make realities out of every wish

a year of schooling, she was looking
to see if time would bring
a lasting sense of passion
like the one she was forgetting

each in their heart wondering if spending
the remaining decades
together requires a passionate love
or just a companion who's there each day
so when he asked her for her hand once again
she said let's take some time
to do this right
and begin the courtship of a friend

she's looking for safety, hoping that maybe
the rest will come along
charmed by her beauty, he knows his duty
is to fill her heart with song

hoping she feels, help her heart heal
from a love that was born wrong
but keeps her trying, her soul sighing
for that love which made great songs

each in their heart wondering if spending
the remaining decades
together requires a passionate love
or just a companion who's there each day
so when he asked her for her hand once again
she said let's take some time
to do this right
and begin the courtship of a friend

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