The Choices She Made
Life's Unseen Paths: The Choices We Embrace
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She didn't have to marry down so far
She didn't necessarily need to marry someone significantly less accomplished or of lower status.
With raising babies or driving older car
She didn't have to manage raising children or using an older, less desirable car.
She didn't have to give so
She didn't have to sacrifice as much or be undervalued in her efforts.
Much and be so underpaid
She gave a lot but received little compensation or recognition.
Lord, I don't know how she's living
Expresses confusion or concern about how she manages her life given her choices.
With the choices she made
Reflects on her current circumstances based on her decisions.
She didn't have to wear
She didn't have to wear cheap or inferior clothing.
Those bargain threads those dandy hands
She could have avoided doing menial tasks like cleaning floors and changing beds.
Moping floors and changing beds
Her potential for an easier, more luxurious life if she chose differently.
She had a sweet on easy street
She could have had an easier life with more opportunities.
With her hand she could have played
She had the potential for an easier life if she used her skills or talents.
But she threw out all her aces
She disregarded advantageous opportunities for her chosen path.
For the choices she made
Reflects on her decision-making process and the consequences of her choices.
She'll stand there in defiance of
She stands against conventional reasoning she ignored or didn't follow.
A logic she ignored
Her contentment despite not conforming to logical choices.
The springs lay peaceful smile upon her face
Her peaceful expression despite using her prime years on a cowboy.
Using up her youth on some old cowboy
She invested her youth in someone who didn’t provide financial stability until later.
Would finally pay the bills on hope and faith
Belief that her sacrifices would eventually pay off through hope and faith.
Time goes by, it doesn't change a thing
Despite time passing, her situation remains unchanged.
But she still thinks it's worth it
She still believes her choices were worthwhile despite their consequences.
All to wear that little ring
The value she places on the commitment symbolized by the ring.
And I still lay beside her wishing I
The narrator wishes he could be worthy of what she sacrificed.
Was worth the price she paid
The narrator feels inadequate compared to the sacrifices she made.
All teary eyed and thankful for
Expresses emotion, tears, and gratitude for her choices despite difficulties.
The choices she made
Reiteration of appreciation for her decisions despite their challenges.
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