the choices she made

she didn't have to marry down so far, with raising babies or driving older car, she didn't have to give so much and be so underpaid, lord, i don't know how she's living with the choices she made, she didn't have to wear those bargain threads, those dandy hands, moping floors and changing beds, she had a sweet on easy street, with her hand she could have played, but she threw out all her aces for the choices she made, she'll stand there in defiance of a logic she ignored, the springs lay peaceful smile upon her face, using up her youth on some old cowboy, would finally pay the bills on hope and faith, time goes by, it doesn't change a thing, but she still thinks it's worth it all to wear that little ring, and i still lay beside her wishing i was worth the price she paid, all teary eyed and thankful for the choices she made