When I was one and twenty
Of girls I was afraid.
I stammered, stuttered, hemmed and hawed
A regular fool was I.

I had no experience growing up.
Forbidden in our house it was.
“There will be plenty of time for that“
Said Dad
“When you’re making a living of your own.”

So I was ignorant and stupid.
I tried, but didn’t learn that fast.
I fell into a trap.
And learned some lessons too well.

When I was nine and twenty
I tried it all again.
”This time,” thought I,
“I’ll think it out.
I’ll plan each careful step.”

So I planned my steps
I checked my options
I did the management thing.

I charted it out
and mapped the course
and didn’t learn a thing.

The lesson I should have learned,
When I was but a kid,
Is to trust my heart
And not my head.

Maybe now I have learned a lesson.
Maybe now I’ll do it right.
Maybe now I’ll trust my heart.

No maybe’s this time
No should of, could of, would of.
Now I’ll trust the only thing
That has never led me astray.

God gave me a heart to feel with
a brain to think with
and a soul to know with.

So I’ll let them do their job.