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This is fictional, though there were a few girls I thought I would have liked to marry before I met my wife.

It Isn'T Fair To Her That I Still Think of You

It isn’t fair to her that I still think of you


No, it’s really not fair to her		
That I still think of you.
When I thought about forever,		
I used to think of you.
I was ready to settle down;		
I thought that you were too…
But when I saw you play around,	
I knew that we were through.

When I later met another		
(to help get over you),
I was happy to be with her.		
I’d gotten over you.
We ended up getting married,		
And we were happy, too.
But it might have been too hurried--	
I’m not quite over you.

She didn’t lie to me; you did.  
She didn’t cheat on me; you did.
She didn’t abandon me; you did.  
So I should be thinking of her; not you!

I know I’m better off with her,		
Than I once was with you.
And it’s really not fair to her		
For me to think of you.
So when I hold her close tonight	,	
And just think of us two,
Then everything will be all right.		
I won’t think about you.

She didn’t lie to me; you did.  
She didn’t cheat on me; you did.
She didn’t abandon me; you did.  
So I will be thinking of her; not you!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014


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Date: 4/27/2015 2:21:00 PM
I would love to hear this set to music mark - congrats :-) Hugs Jan xx
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Mark J. Halliday
Date: 4/28/2015 9:57:00 AM
I may get around to it, but right now I'm fixated on the song Something Left Behind.
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Mark J. Halliday
Date: 4/27/2015 6:04:00 PM
Wrote to Skat earlier saying that I think it has a Country feel to it.
Date: 4/26/2015 10:15:00 PM
Mark, Congrats on your awesome win! ~SKAT~
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Mark J. Halliday
Date: 4/27/2015 1:41:00 PM
Thanks Skat, Maybe someday I'll put music to this. It has a Country feel, I think.
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