Forever hold my peace?<\/p>\n
Or forever hold my piece?<\/p>\n
I object with yells and cries,<\/p>\n
Im throwing knives instead of rice.<\/p>\n
No, im not here for communion,<\/p>\n
Im here to intervene this union.<\/p>\n
No, sir i am not embarrased,<\/p>\n
Ive freed the horses from their carriage.<\/p>\n
I am here to set this straight,<\/p>\n
To prevent this huge mistake.<\/p>\n
She is not a righteous partner,<\/p>\n
Shes been sleeping with the gardner.<\/p>\n
All the yardwork done for free,<\/p>\n
And that gardener is me.<\/p>\n
Priest, dont interrupt me please,<\/p>\n
I will never hold my peace.<\/p>\n
Me and this woman have a past,<\/p>\n
ive done more than mow her grass.<\/p>\n
Trimmed the hedges, raked the leaves,<\/p>\n
Then made love under the trees,<\/p>\n
Everyday after Steve leaves,<\/p>\n
Its been 1 year and 3 weeks.<\/p>\n
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So im here, on bended knee,<\/p>\n
As enthrolled as i can be,<\/p>\n
God is witness, all can see,<\/p>\n
No one loves you more than me.<\/p>\n
(Empathy comes from the crowd,<\/p>\n
Even heard a clapping sound.<\/p>\n
For the gardner spoke profound,<\/p>\n
Even steven fell astound).<\/p>\n
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So, i hate to intefere,<\/p>\n
But thats the reason why im here,<\/p>\n
To prevent this ceremony,<\/p>\n
And this union thats unholy,<\/p>\n
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Now we finally meet face to face, seems that fate has paved its course,<\/p>\n
And from man-to-man i say this: steve, the baby isnt yours.<\/p>\n
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As he grabbed his lover’s hand, and the gardner turned to leave,<\/p>\n
A man’s voice, calm and composed exclaimed, “Who the fuck is Steve?”.<\/p>\n
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As the gardner now confused turned and saw in ghostly fright,<\/p>\n
He had never seen this woman before in his whole entire life.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
This is not Saint Thomas the Appostle Church?<\/p>\n
And the gardner filled with shame cursed his maps and google search.<\/p>\n
silently apologetic, in a quiet tone he said, “my friend-<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
-could you imagine, i have to give that same speech again”.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Then he reached into his pocket, and he handed him a card,<\/p>\n
“Call me if you ever need a gardner to mow your yard”.<\/p>\n
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