The M Word

Is it true, that he'll never put a ring on you?

You're abused. Is that the worst he's done to you?

It's a sad time to be young, knowing the worst has just begun

Meredith, do you really want to marry him?

This could end up an embarrassment

And you'll have to keep his name

Meredith, do you think that he'll be fair with it?

Because all I've heard is his disparagement

Towards "you and him," but time isn't on your side

Is it true, that he'll never put a ring on you?

You're abused. Is that the worst he's done to you?

It's a sad time to be young, knowing the worst has just begun

Meredith, I know you feel the options narrowing

With no proposals, twenty's harrowing

You can hear the whispers grow

But Meredith, it's apparent that he's scared of it

And always seconds from "the hell with it!"

Don't be remiss, hanging with guys like him

Please bear in mind

To him that word brings back to life

Decades of unending fights

He's prepared for as cold a war as his parents endured

So be careful when you put yourself out there

When you say "I do,"

He'll say "I do not know"

It's a sad time to be young,

Knowing the worst has just begun