I've played the fool So much longer than you Been tied to a noose On a tree that's yet to bloom Older and wiser, younger and stubborn I'll never find one like you One day my life It will read "Husband and a family man of three" In black and white Summed up in ink And I'll have never said just what you meant to me For what it's worth is more than words you see It's everything, Marie ♪ No turn of phrase Could possibly repay The love that you gave All the dreams that you forsake Older and wiser, younger and stubborn A constant reminder of truth One day my life It will read "Husband and a family man of three" In black and white Summed up in ink And I'll have never said just what you meant to me For what it's worth is more than words you see It's everything Marie ♪ It's everything Marie ♪ It's everything Marie