i once met a young girl filled with fire that saw through my front to this shell of a man she knew i d be a handful from the start this strong willed woman had an angel s heart the holes in these wings don t allow me to fly so you d better brace for a life of pain and if fate is the path to this better life somehow i feel you ll never see the faces change through thick and thin she stood by you she held the key to my broken heart i look back and wonder sit and ponder how i could have ever neglected you for the blood soaked soil on the old ball field i gambled on a hand i wasn t ready to lose but if the tables were turned and i faced the troubles tough times and struggles i put you through i d have been there as you were through horror and hardship my life and my love are pledged to you through thick and thin she stood by you she held the key to my broken heart remember the nights she waited and wondered fused to a myth that it had taken it s toll but this godless man has mended his way never again will she be alone i remember it well still i always knew that she was destined to be my bride this woman had pride she was full of life i could see the passion in her eyes she thought she found a man but she fell for the devil an evil monster in disguise now i ll honor and obey forever stay true to you my irish rose through thick and thin she stood by you she held the key to my broken heart