The first scene was the church, then the altar


Where we claimed each other, with tears of joy we cried

Our friends wished us luck there forever


As we walked from the church, side by side




The next scene was a crowded courtroom


And like strangers we sat side by side


Then I heard the judge make his decision

And no longer were we man and wife





I hate the sight of that courtroom

Where man made laws push God's laws aside


Then the clerk wrote our story in the record


A church, a courtroom and then goodbye




We walked from that courtroom together


We shook hands and once again we cried

Then it was the end of our story


A church, a courtroom and then goodbye


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