PROVERBS 18:22

what do you say when it's over
i don't know if i should say anything at all
one day we're rolling in the clover
next thing you know we take the fall
still i think about the years since i 1st met you
and the way it might have been without you here
and i don't know if words from me can still upset you
but i've just got to make this memory stand clear

i know i'm leaving here a better man
for knowing you this way
things i couldn't do before now i think i can
and i'm leaving here a better man

i guess i always knew i couldn't hold you
but i'd never be the one to set you free
just like some old nursery rhyme your mama told you
you still believe in some old meant-to-be

i know i'm leaving here a better man
for knowing you this way
thins i couldn't do before now i know i can
and i'm leaving here a better man
--clint black

it's not fair that i get to come out of this a better man. what's Yshe got to show for giving me the best 9 1/2 years of her life? a broken heart, a loss of faith in Love, years of rebuilding Yher life, raising 3 kids essentially on Yher own. it's not fair, but there's nothing i can do about it, unless Yshe stays.
if Yshe stays. i can be a man Yshe can actually be proud of. i can show Yher how well i can Love Yher. together, Ywe can do great things in the lives of Your children, & community. Yshe's not going to stay, i know that. i understand. i can't stop Yher. if i could, i wouldn't. it's Yher decision to make.
it's just not fair.