The Altar

We bought the farm
A while ago
From the realtor’s
Station wagon window
We were here to stay
We knew right away
Driving up the laneway
Branches overhead
The middle of love valley
Is what we’d call it
Slid up the door on the back
Of the moving truck we stacked
We started unpacking

You were on the porch
Lighting candles
At the dinner table
With a bbq lighter
The radio was on
Under the string lights
We started dancing
Is thе time right

Marry me
Out in the yard
In front of our friеnds
By the old barn
My parents will
Buy all the drinks
Walking down the aisle with your father
Your daddy’s daughter
Here I am
At
The Altar

Put the truck in park
Sun settling on the dash
Coming back from working
Watching you laugh
You were playing with the dogs
In that comfy crew neck sweater
The world hasn’t looked better

Out on the porch
You were lighting candles
At the dinner table
With a bbq lighter
The radio was on
Under the string lights
We started dancing
I asked if you might

Marry me
Out in the yard
In front of our friends
By the old barn
My parents will
Buy all the drinks
Walking down the aisle with your father
Your daddy’s daughter
Here I am
At
The Altar