Folly

Where’s the cliché that love conquers all?
Stacked with the rest of them down at the mall
Buy it today before your chance is lost
Today it’s on special!  We’ll sell it at cost
When you are done with it bring it back in
There’s always a sucker who’ll buy it again

Refrain

Oh, Oh, the folly of knowledge
Oh, Oh, the folly of pride
Oh, Oh, the folly of wisdom
That does not come from the voice deep inside

He knows the story he wrote in his head
He knows the pain of a love that is dead
Under the armor that gleams in the light
He’s just a peasant with no will to fight
But he won the damsel and swept her away
And now he just prays for the end of the day

Refrain

Is there a love that will never end?
Is there someone who is lover and friend?
Is there enough mercy for this craven soul?
Can it be Jesus can still make us whole?
This is the hope that keeps love in our eyes
This is the fire that never dies.

Refrain

Background

Should something like this be written down? Have you ever read the Psalms nobody quotes? They aren't all happy. The truth is that we are all flawed people trying to make it in a flawed world. If this was ever put to music and became your favorite tune, I'd suggest that you find help, but I think there is value in being real. There is value in letting the world know that there is hope even when one feels hopeless. That truth is often spoken so tritely that it is ignored. I wanted to say it in a way that feels real. To my beloved wife who may some day read this, know that I love you now and forever. This is not a commentary on the current state of our relationship.