Christmas, Arizona
Love's Crossroads: A Journey from Broken Promises to Christmas, Arizona
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Making my way from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Making a journey from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
All of the way to Christmas, Arizona
Heading all the way to Christmas, Arizona
In an old red Ford I bought for 200 bucks
Driving an old red Ford purchased for $200
Pawned my momma's earrings to get me enough
Pawned mother's earrings for the trip
'Cause I'm gonna stop him from making
Intent on preventing someone from making a significant mistake
The biggest mistake of his life
Referring to the person's life-altering decision
'Cause the last time I saw him
Recalling the last encounter where commitment was promised
He said that he would make me his wife
Expressing the commitment to marry
So I'm driving 16 hours, 1100 miles
Embarking on a 16-hour, 1100-mile drive
To stop a white wedding
Objective is to prevent a wedding that should have been hers
That should've been mine
Reflecting on the missed opportunity for her own wedding
'Cause he found himself a missy
Discovering he is now with someone else
On a trip to Mississippi
Detailing his involvement with another person in Mississippi
I'm a mistress on a mission
Describing herself as a woman with a purpose
Gotta get myself to Christmas
Determined to reach Christmas, Arizona
'Cause that man is mine
Asserting her claim on the man in question
I met him at the till while I was working at Wal-Mart
Initial meeting with the man at a cash register in Wal-Mart
He paid for his groceries but stole my heart
Expressing emotional connection despite a brief encounter
We spent a quality night at the Quality Inn
Recounting a memorable night spent together
He had to leave in the mornin' on a business trip
He had to leave for a business trip in the morning
But he told me, he promised
Reassurance of a lasting connection
Our love was more than one night
His promise of a more profound relationship
So when the internet said he was getting hitched
Discovery of his impending marriage online
I knew I had to get there tonight
Realization of the urgency to intervene that night
So I'm driving 16 hours, 1100 miles
Continuation of the long drive to prevent the wedding
To stop a white wedding
Reiteration of the goal to halt the wedding
That should've been mine
Reflecting on the lost opportunity for her wedding
'Cause he found himself a missy
Confirmation of his involvement with another woman
On a trip to Mississippi
Reiteration of the affair in Mississippi
I'm a mistress on a mission
Emphasizing her determined purpose as a mistress
Gotta get myself to Christmas
Reaffirmation of the journey to Christmas, Arizona
'Cause that man is mine
Asserting her claim on the man despite the circumstances
I'm speedin' through Amarillo, Tucumcari, Santa Rosa, Moriarty
Listing locations passed through on the journey
Albuquerque, Adamana, to Christmas, Christmas, Arizona
Naming the final destination in Christmas, Arizona
16 hours, 1100 miles
Recapitulation of the time and distance of the journey
So I'm driving 16 hours, 1100 miles
Repeating the determination to prevent the wedding
To stop a white wedding
Reiteration of the goal to stop the wedding
That should've been mine
Reflecting on the missed opportunity for her own wedding
'Cause he found himself a missy
Confirmation of his involvement with another woman
On a trip to Mississippi
Reiteration of the affair in Mississippi
I'm a mistress on a mission
Emphasizing her determined purpose as a mistress
Gotta get myself to Christmas
Reaffirmation of the journey to Christmas, Arizona
'Cause that man is mine
Asserting her claim on the man despite the circumstances
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