I could never imagine
Having the strength to survive
Trapped by the words
For all time
I would never allow myself to
Trust a promise so often undone
To spend a lifetime
With someone
I do believe in love
To a certain extent
But people change
After time has spent
They grow old
And they grow bored
Don’t want to be
Tied down anymore
They grow restless
And they grow tired
And they grow into
Cheating liars
And I would never be stupid
Or naïve enough to
Open myself
To what so many people are going through
Loveless marriages
Custody hearings
Thrown away so-called
Priceless feelings
When you say
I do
That’s it for you
You’re tied down
You’re chained
You’re up for a lifetime
Of misery and pain
Because the 50% of those “happily married” people
Who somehow stay together
Are liars and posers
That will fool themselves forever
Or people who can’t get out
Because of kids or houses or money
And I swear on everything
I won’t let that happen to me
I won’t sign away my life
Unless I am so sure
That the person will be there
Forever and more
And as rare as that happens
I won’t make any bets
And maybe I am cynical
But at least I won’t have any regrets
Trust me I know this for a fact
Just through watching my father and mother
Love and marriage are two different things
And you can have one without the other
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