The Wedding Song

from The Winter Year by Mateen Manek

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A young man in my 20s, my father pulled me aside
He said you've done awful plenty now it's time to find a bride
And she's gotta look pretty and she's gotta be clean
And just like your mother she should never be mean.

But how will I know there's a girl who's right for me?

Then one day I met a girl and I asked her for a dance
And she looked up and gave a nod and I was lost in a trance
And we danced for a little while until she got kind of tired
And when she left I lost all my hope and I lost all my desire.

Because I thought there'd be no one who'd be right for me.

But one day I'll meet a girl not too far from now
And she'll be both the best and worst and I won't know how
And we don't even need to talk we can speak without a sound
And one day I'm going to buy her a diamond crown.

And that's when I'll know she's the one who'll be right for me.

And that's when I'll know she's the one who'll be right for me.

And thirty years or so, I'll pull my son aside.
I'll say you've done awful plenty now it's time to find a bride
Just make sure she's pretty and just make sure she's clean
And just like your mother she should never be mean.

But son you'll know if this girl is meant to be.

Because that's how I knew that my girl was right for me.

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from The Winter Year, released June 30, 2014

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Mateen Manek Toronto, Ontario

After many years of insisting he could never have the talent to learn an instrument, Mateen Manek finally learnt how to play the guitar. He now writes folk songs in his spare time. He also founded his own theatre company, and writes in various mediums.

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