THE BEGINNING AND THE END

She put the bottle to her lips and drank the ice cold coke
She had one hand on her hips when she asked him for a smoke
A Raleigh... a Kool ... or a Chesterfield
She’d gone days without a drink or even a solid meal

His name was Jim and he was born in Salt Lake City
He liked her sense of humor – found her hazel eyes so pretty
But if she was keeper or just a floozy on the run
When she opened up her pocketbook he saw the handle of a gun

She was on her way to Vegas but she was traveling very light
Said she needed some new jeans ‘cause this pair was much too tight
So he bought her white Levis and they fit her oh so well
She said, “I must be getting fat” although he sure couldn’t tell

He said, “You could do worse then staying in this town”
She said, “Baby give me one reason why I should stick around”
He said, “I could offer you a picnic under the shade of an old oak tree”
He said, “But the reason you should stay well, it’s because of me”

She said, “You?Who’s pumping gas and managing this coke machine
Tell me your great ambitions – Why don’t you tell me of your dreams”
”Well I dream of getting married to someone just like you
I might even go back to school – and see what I can do

(He continued)Why not have a few kids – and try to set up house”
She looked at him amazed ans said, “Why
you haven’t even kissed me on the mouth”
So that’s ezactly what he did and then the coke bottle it hit the floor
He said, “Was that enough convincing?”
She said, “I could use a little more.”

So he gave her some more kissing – gave her that and twenty years
Ans a set of twin boys and they shared their dreams and fears
Of couse, it wasn’t perfect – enough problems on the way
But life goes on and the bills get paid at the end of the day
You can call it some kind of marriage spent together on this sweet earth

He said the best day of his life was the day of his children’s birth
And she finally gave up smoking and that gun, well it was just a toy
They moved to a small town in souther Illinois

Well he finally became a lawyer after passing the state bar
His only extravagance was an English sports car
And finally they retired to the Florida Keys
He said if his eyes got any worse he’d have to pee on his knees