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My
name is Patrick,
I
work at a bank.
'Been married ten years,
My wife is a tank.
Three beautiful kids!
- That’s what they say.
But since I screwed up,
How can I stay?
One day she walked in,
This cute little daisy.
She caught my attention,
My thinking was hazy.
Right off the bat,
I hired that chick.
They always told me
I think with my mick.
I proved ‘em right.
Boy, did I ever.
In two or three weeks,
We were eatin’ together.
Sounds pretty mild.
'We both gotta’ eat'
- So I told myself,
Before my defeat!
Yeah, the prudes warned me
To 'Build up a hedge.'
But how far could I go?
Where was the edge?
I soon found out,
As feelings developed;
If you don’t keep your distance,
You’ll soon be enveloped.
Wasn’t too long
Before we took a risk;
Went for a drive,
I started to frisk.
What was I doing?
Had I lost my mind?
If my wife ever knew,
She’d kick my behind!
Went home that evening
Feeling ashamed;
Of course I was guilty,
My excuses were lame.
Took my wife out that night,
And bought her a gift.
Got the kids some ice cream;
My mind started to drift:
What if we kept it
Ultra discreet?
Some fun on the side,
We’d secretly meet.
That’s when it happened,
I think that was it;
No longer a game,
Now I couldn’t quit.
As time went by,
In our secret affair,
We progressed to the point
Where my conscience was bare.
At least twice a week,
We’d sneak to her house.
Her husband was gone,
Our passion let out!
That’s how it happened
- How I messed around.
Saw my wife every night,
In her mask and her gown.
She started to wonder
- we grew further apart;
I couldn’t help it,
The girl had my heart.
In over my head,
This thing wouldn’t stop.
Then a note was discovered,
The other shoe dropped.
My wife came unglued!
She called up the girl.
When her husband answered,
My mind - did it whirl!
A major explosion
Could not scare me more.
My wife - she drove over,
And called her a whore!
She screamed in the street,
In our neighborhood too!
Our kids heard the story,
They’re eight, six, and two.
I felt suicidal.
Now, what would I do?
My world had been rocked;
I heard, 'Dad, I hate you!'
Holy bananas!
What the heck had I done?
I felt like a dog
When I looked at my son!
His dad was a monster!
Had I ruined his life?
Didn’t I realize
His mother’s my wife!
This woman at work,
Was the gamble a trap?
Had Satan deceived me?
Had I played the sap?
- You surprised that I guessed it?
Thought that I wouldn’t know?
I’m an elder at church.
I teach Sunday school, bro!
Yeah, I know the Lord.
I’ve been saved twenty years.
Each Sunday morning,
It’s time to shift gears.
By late Sunday night,
The real Pat’s back in charge.
My flesh runs my life;
Now my kids bear the scars.
Will I repent?
Reconcile with my wife?
Will she forgive me?
Can we go on with life?
Guess I’m kinda’ grateful,
‘Cause what if I’d strayed
With some kinda’ skank?
- I mighta’ got AIDS!
What if I’d given
Some disease to my wife?
Think I’d suddenly wake up
If it took her life?
I know that stuff happens,
The stories abound.
Moms go in to get tested,
‘Cause dad was a hound.
All that I did
Was screw up two homes,
But I never imagined
I’d end up alone.
Well not quite yet,
But our hearts are divided.
My pastor is desperate
To see us reunited.
Forever, my kids
Will remember that day,
When dad was found out
For his illegal play.
Adultery - that word - means
So much more now
That my family’s in shambles.
- I’ve broken my vow!
It started so simple,
A look and a glance;
We 'made eyes' at lunch,
Our minds started to dance.
It all could be different
With my wife, had I listened;
True love and affection
Could’ve made her eyes glisten!
If I’d spent the time
To look into her heart;
If I’d held her tightly,
As we laid in the dark;
What if I’d cared,
Like I did when we dated;
She wouldn’t have hardened
And acted so jaded.
If truth would be told,
Long before all this happened,
Had I tended to her,
We’d be lovin’ and laughin’!
But I made my choice;
I took her for granted.
After so many years,
Seeds of bitterness planted.
When our love had died down,
I wanted some spice.
I needed a hot one,
‘Cause mine was like ice.
Instead of rekindling
The love that had died,
I started the search;
That girl fed my pride!
Let down my guard?
It never was up!
I was prime for the fall
- Like a boy with a pup.
What if I’d chosen
The path God had planned?
Had holiness mattered,
I’d be twice the man!
I’d wanted to serve Him
With all of my heart,
To follow the Bible,
And never depart.
Yet, slowly but surely,
I conformed to the world,
I lusted, I wandered
- No prayer or the Word.
Church was an act;
I played the part well.
You know how it goes,
No one can tell!
Smile every Sunday,
Tell a story at nine,
The Sunday school kids
Think we have a good time!
Is His Spirit inside me?
Have I quenched Him all out?
Is this prodigal wanted?
Does God think I count?
If I’m smart, I’ll confess
Every dark, hidden sin.
Alone on my knees,
I’ll cry out from within!
I’ll pour out my soul
To my Savior above.
I’ll seek His forgiveness,
His mercy and love.
I know He’ll receive me;
He’ll remove all the guilt.
I’ll be washed in His blood,
That on Cal’vry was spilt.
'Lord Jesus, forgive me!
I know I was wrong!
Please wash me and cleanse me!
Oh God, make me strong!'
'Cause He died and arose
After taking my sin,
I'm free from all shame!
I'm clean once again!
When I see my wife
- After all of these thoughts,
I'll plead for forgiveness;
She'll see I’m distraught.
Perhaps she’ll forgive me,
Let me prove I can change.
I’ll do all that she asks
- She can put me in chains!
I’m determined to fight
For the marriage I lost,
And to walk with the Lord,
Whatever the cost!
Through tears of repentance,
His forgiveness I’ve found;
But we reap what we sow,
As the Scriptures expound.
You’ve heard all the rest,
But one part I left out:
The girl at work’s pregnant,
And the father’s in doubt!
- Whatever else happens
In this whirlwind I’ve reaped,
From this moment on,
By His side, will I keep!
- Patrick
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