MAIDEN'S DILEMMA
By: Dixie Hall (BMI)
Tom T. Hall (BMI)

VERSE 1: I AM NO LONGER BUT A CHILD
DEAR MOTHER WE SHOULD TALK
ABOUT THE CROSSROADS UP AHEAD
AND WHICH WAY I WILL WALK
HE SAID HE'D BRING ME ANYTHING
THAT MY HEART COULD DESIRE
HE SWORE WE'D BE A PERFECT MATCH
IF I WOULD LIGHT THE FIRE

VERSE 2: HIS LIPS ARE WARM, HIS HANDS ARE BOLD
WHAT'S TO BECOME OF ME
AND WHEN HE KNOCKS UPON MY DOOR
WHAT WILL MY ANSWER BE
HE OFFERED EVERY KIND OF WEALTH
BENEATH THE SKY ABOVE
A MANSION AND THREE CHILDREN
BUT NEVER MENTIONED LOVE

VERSE 3: I GUESS HE'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND
WHAT HONOR MEANS TO ME
THAT IF HE DOES NOT SEEK MY HAND
HE'LL LET MY BODY BE
SO GOODBYE MOTHER, FATHER TOO
IF DEATH SHOULD TAKE ME FIRST
FORGIVE THIS AWFUL THING I DO
DISHONOR WOULD BE WORSE

VERSE 4: PLEASE TAKE THESE RICH AND WORLDLY THINGS
AND GIVE THEM TO THE POOR
BECAUSE THERE WAS NO GOLDEN RING
HE'LL SEE MY FACE NO MORE
P.S. DEAR MOTHER, HERE'S THE GUN
I THOUGHT WOULD BRING ME DOWN
NOW THAT I'VE THOUGHT IT OVER
I THINK I'LL JUST LEAVE TOWN