Ron

A Friday at Pappadeaux's, September twenty-eight

Two thousand twelve, I didn't know that I was meeting fate

You had a light about you, a warmth I couldn't miss

No one is a stranger when they're standing in your midst

In twenty-thirteen we saw Memphis for your fortieth year

The music and the laughter made the future feel so clear

I saw a man of kindness, a man I could adore

I thought the Lord had brought you to my open door

Oh, Ron, I never thought that this is how our vows would end

I prayed the Lord would heal us, that broken hearts could mend

But you lost your self-control, you wouldn't let His mercy in

Refusing to trust Jesus to restore us from within

He offers us redemption, He can make the spirit new

But I can't force the power of His healing onto you

April first of fourteen, you got down on one knee

You picked September twenty-seventh, planned it all for me

Ten years of marriage brought us to Washington D.C.

The African American Museum, so much history

We watched the opening session at the Capitol that day

I thought our bond was solid, I thought we'd found our way

Through every passing season, I stood right by your side

Hoping that the Holy Ghost would be our ultimate guide

Oh, Ron, I never thought that this is how our vows would end

I prayed the Lord would heal us, that broken hearts could mend

But you lost your self-control, you wouldn't let His mercy in

Refusing to trust Jesus to restore us from within

He offers us redemption, He can make the spirit new

But I can't force the power of His healing onto you

You open up your arms to every person in the room

But you closed your heart to Jesus, and it brought a heavy gloom

I prayed for restoration, for the scales to fall away

But you refused the altar where our marriage could have laid

It breaks my spirit, Ron, to watch you walk this road alone

Turning from the grace of God, the rock we built upon

Oh, Ron, I never thought that this is how our vows would end

I prayed the Lord would heal us, that broken hearts could mend

But you lost your self-control, you wouldn't let His mercy in

Refusing to trust Jesus to restore us from within

He offers us redemption, He can make the spirit new

But I can't force the power of His healing onto you

No, I can't force the power of redemption onto you