THE TIES THAT BIND
By DALE NICHOLS
First Verse
When you finally dry the tears
You’re shedding here, now that it’s over
Looking back on these two years
You’ll come to cheer this four-leaf clover
I regret to break your heart
And to tear your dreams apart
But this news I must impart
Is real
Our affair was a mistake
Wrapped in opaque, doomed expectations
I led you on to make
Mapped plans and take steps I’ve forsaken
But my time to choose is here
It’s undeniably clear
That my family is my dear
Ideal
Chorus
Because mere
Passion simply pales beside the ties that bind
A thousand precious tales inside my heart and mind
I’ll never live down,
The way we ran around town
The embarrassment I’ve rent
Makes me the king of clowns
This hollow shell cannot compete
I need my family to be complete
Second Verse
So hate me if you must
This vow of trust that I have broken
I accept your earned disgust
Please now adjust to what I’ve spoken
You must move on with your life
As I go back to my wife
Allow the wounds caused by this knife
To heal
Chorus
Because mere
Passion simply pales beside the ties that bind
A thousand precious tales inside my heart and mind
I’ll never live down,
The way we ran around town
The embarrassment I’ve rent
Makes me the king of clowns
This hollow shell cannot compete
I need my family to be complete
This hollow shell could not compete
I need my family to be complete
When you finally dry the tears
You’re shedding here, now that it’s over
Looking back on these two years
You’ll come to cheer this four-leaf clover
I regret to break your heart
And to tear your dreams apart
But this news I must impart
Is real
Our affair was a mistake
Wrapped in opaque, doomed expectations
I led you on to make
Mapped plans and take steps I’ve forsaken
But my time to choose is here
It’s undeniably clear
That my family is my dear
Ideal
Chorus
Because mere
Passion simply pales beside the ties that bind
A thousand precious tales inside my heart and mind
I’ll never live down,
The way we ran around town
The embarrassment I’ve rent
Makes me the king of clowns
This hollow shell cannot compete
I need my family to be complete
Second Verse
So hate me if you must
This vow of trust that I have broken
I accept your earned disgust
Please now adjust to what I’ve spoken
You must move on with your life
As I go back to my wife
Allow the wounds caused by this knife
To heal
Chorus
Because mere
Passion simply pales beside the ties that bind
A thousand precious tales inside my heart and mind
I’ll never live down,
The way we ran around town
The embarrassment I’ve rent
Makes me the king of clowns
This hollow shell cannot compete
I need my family to be complete
This hollow shell could not compete
I need my family to be complete
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