Veil Of White Lace

The church door was opened  and I stepped inside

I went there hoping  that she’d change her mind

There were beautiful roses  in a bridal bouquet

Where she stood at the alter  in a veil of white lace

A stranger in silence  reached out for her hand

And placed on her finger  a gold wedding band

There was happiness written  in the smile on his face

But I couldn’t see hers beneath the veil of white lace

I pitied that stranger  for all he could see

Was their life together  until eternity

My heart filled with anger  as I pictured the face

Of a false hearted quitter  beneath a veil of white lace

I reached in my pocket  when the wedding was done

My hand touched a locket  then it fell on a gun

It shattered the silence  as it left its trace

Stains of red crimson  on a veil of white lace

I ran from the church house  as I threw down the gun

But stopped on the door step  for there crossing the lawn

My darling said she had  decided to wait

Death to a stranger  beneath a veil of white lace

Yes it’s death to a stranger beneath a veil of white lace