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 fiancée

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