Sister Beams

Sister beams with girlish pride and a smile worn ear to ear

A lifetime's dream, a wedding scene, her precious day draws near

An empty home and a life alone, that's all she's ever feared

Yesterday her fiancé, he made his plans real clear

He said, "golden-haired, your sister's fair and she's been so good to me

But a lifetime bound and tied down, that's one I just can't see."

Then he said he must have lost his head when it struck him to agree

He said, "you're a man and you should understand a man has certain needs."

Now every day is just the same

And the hours move by so slow

Every day is like the day before, like every day but I know

It won't be like the one I leave behind me when I go

Sister, she don't talk too loud now that things are through

She's waiting on some old advice but it'll never come true

And she asks me if I'll stay with her but I've got some things to do

You see, now he's dead, he must have lost his head when I struck him

With what to do

Now every day is just the same

And the hours move by so slow

Every day is like the day before, like every day but I know

It won't be like the one I leave behind me when I go